Public Health at University of Vermont

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what University of Vermont has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 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.

UVM Public Health Degrees Available

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

UVM Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UVM 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 UVM

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

UVM Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UVM Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public health master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UVM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UVM, 77% 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 Vermont with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Vermont. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	51
Behavioral Aspects of Health	18

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,060	$103,030
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	380	$66,440
Community Health Workers	360	$33,670
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	140	$68,660
Physicists	40	$111,080

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.