Public Health at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Public Health Degrees Available

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

UVU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Public Health Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public health at UVU are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UVU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	36
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	86

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• 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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	880	$78,040
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	830	$68,480
Community Health Workers	550	$47,830

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.