Environmental Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Every environmental health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the environmental health program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 5,608 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.

UTHealth Environmental Health Degrees Available

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

UTHealth Environmental Health Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth Environmental Health Master’s Program

Of the 15 environmental health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTHealth, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion
• General Public Health

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	2,790	$53,350
Epidemiologists	690	$71,320

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.