General Public Health at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in General Public Health

UCONN General Public Health Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 general public health majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UCONN, 67% 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 University of Connecticut with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.