Public Health at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

WIU Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how WIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Public Health Schools	128
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
	243
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Best Public Health Schools	368
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
	407
Most Popular Public Health Schools	572
Most Focused Public Health Schools	618

Public Health Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WIU, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at WIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.