General Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UW Seattle 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	74
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UW Seattle General Public Health Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	46
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Other Public Health
• Environmental Health
• International Public Health/International 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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 Joe Mabel under License

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