Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,869. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UMass Dartmouth.

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

UMass Dartmouth Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UMass Dartmouth Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UMass Dartmouth is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
	105
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
	225
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	328
Most Popular Public Health Schools	349
Most Focused Public Health Schools	407
Best Public Health Schools	526
Best Value Public Health Schools	553

Public Health Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from UMass Dartmouth. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Aspects of Health	17

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Nursing

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,410	$84,480

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 User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.