Epidemiology at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study epidemiology, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Epidemiology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

UPenn Epidemiology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Epidemiology Master’s Program

58% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a epidemiology master's degree from UPenn, 67% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Epidemiologists	130	$79,690

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
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