Public Health at University of Michigan - Flint

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what University of Michigan - Flint has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and approximately 6,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,172 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Flint in 2021, 3 of them were public health majors.

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.

UM Flint Public Health Degrees Available

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

UM Flint Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at UM Flint compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UM Flint 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
	246
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Value Public Health Schools	339
	419

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in public health from UM Flint. This makes it the #155 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UM Flint Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM Flint is $38,515. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UM Flint

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

UM Flint Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from UM Flint in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UM Flint since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

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

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

UM Flint Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 26 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UM Flint, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UM Flint, 54% 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 Michigan - Flint with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM Flint also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Flint.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,250	$70,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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 kennethaw88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.