Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,017.

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.

UW - Eau Claire Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UW - Eau Claire Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UW - Eau Claire 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 UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% 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 UW - Eau Claire since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	7
General Public Health	3

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,020	$66,070
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	860	$61,030
Community Health Workers	400	$45,720

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.