General Public Health at University of New England

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at University of New England stacks up to those at other schools.

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a total student population of 7,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from UNE.

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.

UNE General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNE

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.

UNE does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNE General Public Health Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at UNE 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
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	15
Most Popular Online General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	22
	32
Best Value General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	50
	84
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	142
	144
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	196
Best General Public Health Schools	217
Best Value General Public Health Schools	285

In 2021, 114 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UNE. This makes it the #19 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNE

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

UNE General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from UNE in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% 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 UNE since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNE General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 general public health majors earned their master's degree from UNE. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UNE does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UNE, 56% 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 New England with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UNE 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

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 ME, the home state for University of New England.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,000	$93,100
Community Health Workers	140	$37,470

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 Dcrjsr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.