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Public Health at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Public Health at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center stacks up to those at other schools.

MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 358 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.

MD Anderson Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

MD Anderson Public Health Rankings

The public health major at MD Anderson 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at MD Anderson

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

MD Anderson Public Health Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at MD Anderson since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Physics 15

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 MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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