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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from MD Anderson.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at MD Anderson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Public Health Schools	34
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Most Popular Public Health Schools	366

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

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from MD Anderson in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at MD Anderson since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MD Anderson also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.