Public Health at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Clear Lake in 2021, 9 of them were public health majors.

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.

UH Clear Lake Public Health Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UH Clear Lake performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UH Clear Lake 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
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	300
Best Value Public Health Schools	333
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	346
Most Popular Public Health Schools	438
Most Focused Public Health Schools	527

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in public health from UH Clear Lake. This is the #347 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from UH Clear Lake. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Clear Lake since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Clear Lake Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from UH Clear Lake.

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

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

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.