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Public Health at University at Albany

Public Health at University at Albany

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at University at Albany. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAlbany Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

UAlbany Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UAlbany 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Public Health Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UAlbany Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UAlbany, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 164
Public Health Education and Promotion 11
Maternal and Child Health 10
Behavioral Aspects of Health 5
International Public Health/International Health 1

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Community Health Workers 6,590 $44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 3,780 $76,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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