Public Health at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Whitworth University in 2021, 7 of them were public health majors.

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.

Whitworth Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Whitworth Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Whitworth 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 Whitworth 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 Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
	103
Best Public Health Schools	165
	221
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Most Focused Public Health Schools	390
Most Popular Public Health Schools	481
Best Value Public Health Schools	535

Public Health Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from Whitworth in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Whitworth since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Whitworth 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

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Whitworth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	7

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Nursing

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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,000	$78,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.