Environmental Health at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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

Iowa Environmental Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Health
• Doctorate Degree in Environmental Health

Iowa Environmental Health Rankings

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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Environmental Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 environmental health majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in environmental health each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental health master's degree from Iowa, 100% 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 Iowa with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Other Public Health
• Health Services Administration
• General Public Health

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	840	$70,710
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	260	$48,020

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 KMSatoh202 under License

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