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General Public Health at University of Maryland - College Park

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General Public Health at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UMCP General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Public Health Master’s Program

87% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 general public health majors earned their master's degree from UMCP. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,210 $127,080
Community Health Workers 1,290 $50,160

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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