Public Health at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

UPenn Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from UPenn in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UPenn, 53% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Health	54
Environmental Health	1

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.