Epidemiology at University of Rochester

If you are interested in studying epidemiology, you may want to check out the program at University of Rochester. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741.

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

University of Rochester Epidemiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Epidemiology
• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

University of Rochester Epidemiology Rankings

The epidemiology major at University of Rochester is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Epidemiology. 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.

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 University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Epidemiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of epidemiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical epidemiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in epidemiology at University of Rochester are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its epidemiology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rochester with a bachelor's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Rochester Epidemiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a epidemiology master's degree from University of Rochester, 60% 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 Rochester with a master's in epidemiology.

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

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Epidemiologists	210	$91,880

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.