Public Health at Winona State University

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

Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 7,106 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Winona State.

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.

Winona State Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Winona State Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Winona State 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	28
Best Public Health Schools	104
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Public Health Schools	296
Most Focused Public Health Schools	318

Public Health Student Demographics at Winona State

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

Winona State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Winona State, about 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Winona State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Winona State 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 Winona State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Winona State 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

The following public health concentations are available at Winona State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Winona State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	26

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 MN, the home state for Winona State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$78,140
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 Jonathunder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.