General Public Health at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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.

KU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at KU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KU does offer online courses in general public health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KU General Public 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at KU awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from KU, 63% 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 Kansas with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Public Health

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,890	$94,050
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400
Community Health Workers	160	$41,350

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.