General Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general 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 general public health program at University of Alaska Anchorage stacks up to those at other schools.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year.

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

UAA General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

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? UAA offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UAA General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UAA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UAA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAA General Public Health Master’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UAA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UAA, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	$114,670
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Health Specialties Professors	60	$64,880

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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