General Public Health at The University of West Florida

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year.

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.

UWF General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UWF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UWF does offer online courses in general public health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UWF General Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UWF, 54% 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 West Florida with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.