General Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	168
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Related Majors

• Maternal and Child Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.