Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UIC.

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.

UIC Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UIC does offer online education options in public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UIC Public Health Rankings

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

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 public health major at UIC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	48
	52
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
	133
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
	238
	282

In 2021, 152 students received their master’s degree in public health from UIC. This makes it the #24 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $29,845. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from UIC. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	76
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIC also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	194
Health Services Administration	23

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.