Epidemiology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a epidemiology school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's epidemiology program.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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

UofSC Epidemiology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

UofSC Epidemiology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Epidemiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Marine Biology

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Medical Scientists	340	$82,300

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.