Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what University of Alabama at Birmingham has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Public Health Degrees Available

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

UAB Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UAB 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Public Health Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAB Public Health Master’s Program

73% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	126
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	291
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	43
Health/Medical Physics	6

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,290	$71,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830

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
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