General Public Health at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UAlbany General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UAlbany is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general public health, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general public health.

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 General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a general 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 general public health.

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

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 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

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
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