General Public Health at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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

Yale General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in General Public Health

Yale General Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from Yale in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• International Public Health/International Health
• Environmental Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.