We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how The Graduate Center ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in public health.
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The Graduate Center is in the top 10% of the country for public health. More specifically it was ranked #55 out of 553 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, The Graduate Center, CUNY handed out 45 bachelor's degrees in public health. This is an increase of 400% over the previous year when 9 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 207 students received their master’s degree in public health from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #14 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 14 students received their doctoral degrees in public health in 2021, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Graduates of the master's public health program at The Graduate Center make a median salary of $59,457. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all public health graduates with a master's is $49,402.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
The public health program at The Graduate Center awarded 207 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 38 |
Black or African American | 56 |
Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
White | 55 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 19 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 216 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 68 |
Communication Sciences | 18 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 9 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.