General Public Health at University of Georgia

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what University of Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UGA General Public Health Rankings

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There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 59 general public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UGA, 63% 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 Georgia with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Environmental Health
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.