Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626.

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.

USF Tampa Public Health Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Public Health Rankings

The public health major at USF Tampa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Public Health Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

USF Tampa Public Health Master’s Program

80% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from USF Tampa, 53% 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 Florida - Main Campus with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	110
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Florida - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	444
Other Public Health	20
Behavioral Aspects of Health	3

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

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
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