Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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. In 2021, 112 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAB offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UAB Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	52
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	84
	214

In 2021, 219 students received their master’s degree in public health from UAB. This makes it the #13 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UAB Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $30,100. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAB. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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	10
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAB Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 219 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from UAB. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% 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	23
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	102
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UAB also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 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
• Image Credit: By Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.