Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Every 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 public health program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UMass Lowell.

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.

UMass Lowell Public Health Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Lowell performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UMass Lowell 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	33
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in public health from UMass Lowell. This makes it the #100 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UMass Lowell Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Lowell is $38,781. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at UMass Lowell awarded 74 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Lowell since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMass Lowell Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from UMass Lowell in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UMass Lowell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UMass Lowell, 63% 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 - Lowell with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Lowell also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Nursing

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,410	$84,480

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.