Public Health at University of Minnesota - Duluth

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

UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and has a total student population of 10,275. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UMN Duluth.

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.

UMN Duluth Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UMN Duluth Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at UMN Duluth 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 UMN Duluth 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
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	82
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused Public Health Schools	412

Earnings of UMN Duluth Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Duluth is $40,087. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UMN Duluth

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

UMN Duluth Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from UMN Duluth. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Duluth since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UMN Duluth 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 Minnesota - Duluth with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Duluth.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$78,140
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.