Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Public Health Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UT Austin 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Public Health Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	111
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	72
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UT Austin Public Health Master’s Program

88% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public health master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	173
Behavioral Aspects of Health	160
Public Health Education and Promotion	26

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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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