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Public Health at University of Wyoming

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at University of Wyoming. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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.

UW Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

UW Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Public Health Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from UW in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UW, 72% 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 Wyoming with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Medical and Health Services Managers 850 $100,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 470 $68,940
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 420 $76,790
Health Specialties Professors 170 $80,610
Community Health Workers 60 $48,230

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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