General Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UWM General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at UWM 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM 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.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UWM, 73% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.