Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 351 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UT Austin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

UT Austin Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Health Schools	61
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	108

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public health from UT Austin. This makes it the #273 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Austin Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $30,973. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 351 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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	90
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	102
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UT Austin Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in public health from UT Austin. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medicine

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
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.