General Public Health at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688. Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University at Albany in 2021, 49 of them were general public health majors.

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.

UAlbany General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UAlbany General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at UAlbany compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at UAlbany 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	31
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	38
Best Value General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	42
Most Popular General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
	44
Most Focused General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Best General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	72
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
	123
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
	141
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	158
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	179
	223
Best General Public Health Schools	238
Best Value General Public Health Schools	262

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UAlbany. This makes it the #36 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in general public health from UAlbany. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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 at Albany with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAlbany General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 77 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from UAlbany in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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
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