General Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 5,608.

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.

UTHealth General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UTHealth General Public Health Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UTHealth

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

UTHealth General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a master's degree in general public health from UTHealth. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UTHealth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Environmental 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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

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