Public Health at The University of West Florida

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 West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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.

UWF Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

UWF Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UWF 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 UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWF Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of public health master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at The University of West Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	46

Related Majors

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

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.