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Public Health at University of North Carolina at Asheville

Public Health at University of North Carolina at Asheville

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Asheville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNCA Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UNCA Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UNCA 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at UNCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of North Carolina at Asheville.

UNCA Public Health Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Asheville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Asheville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion 51

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,440 $69,870
Community Health Workers 810 $41,610

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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