Environmental Health at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying environmental health, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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.

UC Irvine Environmental Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Health

UC Irvine Environmental 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Environmental Health Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Environmental Health from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in environmental health each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 66% more men than average.

In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in environmental health.

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

Related Majors

• General Public Health
• Other 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	7,560	$88,400
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	1,490	$60,970
Epidemiologists	760	$92,040

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 TFNorman under License

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