General Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from UNC Charlotte.

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 Charlotte General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte 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
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	40
Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
	96
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	99
Best Value General Public Health Schools	144
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	158
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	193
Best General Public Health Schools	195
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	221
	228
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	232
	252

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #159 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 general public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Charlotte, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Charlotte General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at UNC Charlotte awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 2 students 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.