Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene at University of Central Oklahoma

Every occupational health and industrial hygiene school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the occupational health and industrial hygiene program at University of Central Oklahoma stacks up to those at other schools.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene from UCO.

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

UCO Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

UCO Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks occupational health and industrial hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how UCO performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The occupational health and industrial hygiene major at UCO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene. 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.

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Most Popular Occupational Health Schools	2
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Best Value Occupational Health Schools	4
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Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Student Demographics at UCO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational health and industrial hygiene majors at University of Central Oklahoma.

UCO Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene from UCO. About 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene at UCO are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its occupational health and industrial hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in occupational health and industrial hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCO also has a doctoral program available in occupational health and industrial hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,560	$67,410
Health Specialties Professors	1,080	$72,300
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	230	$48,830

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.