General Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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 Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Amherst General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UMass Amherst 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	150
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UMass Amherst General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UMass Amherst, 60% 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	49
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Environmental Health
• Health Services Administration
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• International Public Health/International Health

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.