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General Public Health at The University of Alabama

General Public Health at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year.

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.

UA General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UA General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UA 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UA

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

UA General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 98
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UA General Public Health Master’s Program

87% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,240 $101,560
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Community Health Workers 760 $42,830

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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