General Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 74 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Lowell.

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.

UMass Lowell General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at UMass Lowell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 general public health major at UMass Lowell 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
	20
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	30
	32
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	94
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	100
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	223

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UMass Lowell. This makes it the #72 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from UMass Lowell in 2021, 26% were men and 74% 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 UMass Lowell since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 - Lowell with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMass Lowell General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in general public health from UMass Lowell. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell, 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Lowell 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

• Environmental 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

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

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 Daderot under License

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