Undergraduate Certificates in Public Health

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 70% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.9% of public health graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Health Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 116 people earned their undergraduate certificate in public health. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public health at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	19,583
Master’s Degree	17,036
Graduate Certificate	2,212
Doctor’s Degree	1,037
Associate Degree	903
Basic Certificate	764
Undergraduate Certificate	116

Earnings of Public Health Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for public health majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in public health is $13,524. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $13,524 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $13,524.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in public health. About 86.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	16
Women	100

The racial-ethnic distribution of public health undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	41
	25
	20
	18
	9

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to public health that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	43,423
	42,522
	20,505
	11,713
	11,325

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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