Public Health at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 84 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Downtown.

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

UH Downtown Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UH Downtown Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UH Downtown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Public Health Schools	132
Most Focused Public Health Schools	214
Best Value Public Health Schools	227
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
	266
Best Public Health Schools	406
	442

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UH Downtown Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $32,071. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from UH Downtown. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of Houston - Downtown. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Aspects of Health	84

Related Majors

• Nursing

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.