Epidemiology at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

UTMB Galveston Epidemiology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

UTMB Galveston Epidemiology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch.

UTMB Galveston Epidemiology Master’s Program

58% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. UTMB Galveston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the epidemiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology 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 Medical Branch.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Epidemiologists	690	$71,320

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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