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Community Health and Preventive Medicine at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 203 community health and preventive medicine majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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

UIUC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Master’s Degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Doctorate Degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

UIUC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the community health and preventive medicine progam at UIUC 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 community health and preventive medicine major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Community Health and Preventive Medicine. 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 Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 2
Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Community Health & Preventive Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
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Best Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 13
Best Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 13
Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 19
Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 19
Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
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Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 28
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Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 60
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In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in community health and preventive medicine from UIUC. This makes it the #17 most popular school for community health and preventive medicine master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in community health and preventive medicine, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community health and preventive medicine majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 203 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical community health and preventive medicine bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its community health and preventive medicine 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in community health and preventive medicine.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 78
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UIUC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 community health and preventive medicine majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in community health and preventive medicine each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in community health and preventive medicine.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in community health and preventive medicine. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Community Health and Preventive Medicine Grads May Go Into

A degree in community health and preventive medicine 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 Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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