Public Health at University of Houston - Downtown
UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UH Downtown.
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.
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UH Downtown Public Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
UH Downtown Public Health Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at UH Downtown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The public health major at UH Downtown 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 |
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Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 89 |
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 99 |
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 259 |
Best Public Health Schools | 406 |
Earnings of UH Downtown Public Health Graduates
The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $32,071. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Public Health Student Demographics at UH Downtown
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Houston - Downtown.
UH Downtown Public Health Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Downtown with a bachelor's in public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 30 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UH Downtown also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 - Downtown.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
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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 Nick22aku under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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