Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 19,764. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UNC Greensboro.

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 Greensboro 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 Greensboro

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UNC Greensboro Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Greensboro performed in these rankings.

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 Greensboro 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	50
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Public Health Schools	212
Best Value Public Health Schools	227
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	266
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In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in public health from UNC Greensboro. This makes it the #147 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNC Greensboro Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Greensboro is $31,848. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at UNC Greensboro awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Greensboro Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 public health majors earned their master's degree from UNC Greensboro. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Greensboro also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 Greensboro.

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.