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General Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

General Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Chapel Hill does offer online courses in general public health for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 55% 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 55
Black or African American 79
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 282
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

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 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
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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