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General Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno

General Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNR

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNR offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

UNR General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UNR 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 173
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

UNR General Public Health Master’s Program

82% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UNR, 52% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 45
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,360 $121,120
Health Specialties Professors 1,190 $95,720
Community Health Workers 150 $45,740

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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