Public Health at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 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.

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Degrees Available

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

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Rankings

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In 2021, 99 students received their master’s degree in public health from UPR Medical Sciences. This makes it the #41 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 99 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from UPR Medical Sciences in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UPR Medical Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 99% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPR Medical Sciences also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.