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General Public Health at University of Connecticut

General Public Health at University of Connecticut

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University of Connecticut is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UCONN

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.

UCONN does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UCONN General Public Health Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Public Health Master’s Program

78% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 18
International Students 2
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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,510 $129,480
Community Health Workers 440 $47,240

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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