Public Health at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. Of the 378 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the District of Columbia in 2021, 11 of them were public health majors.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at University of the District of Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at University of the District of Columbia 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	51
Best Value Public Health Schools	183
Most Popular Public Health Schools	420
Best Public Health Schools	492

Public Health Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of the District of Columbia, about 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

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