General Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC General Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UIUC General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Public Health Master’s Program

61% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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 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
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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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