General Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UIC General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general public health, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	72
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

• Health Services Administration

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 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
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.