Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. In 2021, 19 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UNC Chapel Hill does offer online education options in public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	127
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222

In 2021, 303 students received their master’s degree in public health from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #8 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $28,977. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% 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 UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 303 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Chapel Hill, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 56% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	170
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Movement & Mind-Body Therapies
• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.