Epidemiology at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

Every epidemiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the epidemiology program at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center stacks up to those at other schools.

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 3,181 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

UTHSC Epidemiology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

UTHSC Epidemiology Rankings

Epidemiology Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Epidemiology Master’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. UTHSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the epidemiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Epidemiologists	230	$84,560

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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