General Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 5,608 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.

UTHealth General Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UTHealth General Public Health Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth General Public Health Master’s Program

76% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
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
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