General Public Health at University of Arkansas

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. Of the 515 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 113 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.

UARK General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

UARK General Public Health Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at UARK 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	57
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	148
	170
Best Value General Public Health Schools	233
	311

General Public Health Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 general public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UARK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	81
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UARK also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,900	$85,290
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Community Health Workers	310	$40,220

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.