Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.
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.
UIC Public Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
- Master’s Degree in Public Health
UIC Public Health Rankings
The public health major at UIC 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.
There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Public Health Student Demographics at UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Public Health Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
UIC Public Health Master’s Program
In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 42 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 93 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Concentrations Within Public Health
The following public health concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Public Health | 194 |
Health Services Administration | 23 |
Related Majors
- Medical Science
- Other Health Professions
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Medical and Health Services Managers | 14,050 | $121,900 |
Health Specialties Professors | 10,070 | $105,140 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 2,300 | $76,390 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 1,690 | $78,640 |
Community Health Workers | 1,270 | $42,250 |
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 Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.