General Public Health at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. Of the 410 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 65 of them were general public health majors.

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.

Iowa General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Iowa General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Iowa 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 general public health major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	106
Best Value General Public Health Schools	171
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	179

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Iowa. This makes it the #62 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from Iowa in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Iowa General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 general public health majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Iowa, 57% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Community Health Workers	330	$38,050

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.