Public Health at University of the Incarnate Word

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 7,917 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIW Public Health Degrees Available

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

UIW Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UIW 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at UIW

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

UIW Public Health Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 UIW since its program graduates 5% 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 Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIW Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UIW, 67% 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 the Incarnate Word with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of the Incarnate Word. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Incarnate Word. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	11

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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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