Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Public Health Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Public Health Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UT Knoxville, 79% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	29
Other Public Health	4
Health/Medical Physics	2

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$75,350
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Community Health Workers	850	$44,630

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.