Environmental Health at University of California - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying environmental health, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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

UCLA Environmental Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Environmental Health

UCLA Environmental Health Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Environmental Health Master’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of environmental health master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in environmental health each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	7,560	$88,400
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	1,490	$60,970
Epidemiologists	760	$92,040

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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