Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Public Health Degrees Available

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

UIUC Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UIUC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UIUC Public Health Master’s Program

64% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public health master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	211
General Public Health	18

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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
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