General Public Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UofSC General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	312
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UofSC General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UofSC, 68% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Environmental Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Other Public Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Community Health Workers	270	$42,770

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.