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General Public Health at University of Kentucky

General Public Health at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UK General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UK 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 69
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UK General Public Health Master’s Program

72% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UK, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Community Health Workers 1,220 $38,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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