Environmental Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Environmental Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Health
• Doctorate Degree in Environmental Health

UofSC Environmental 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Environmental Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in environmental health from UofSC. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in environmental health each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental health master's degree from UofSC, 67% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• General Public Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Other Public Health

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,140	$61,990
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	370	$62,060

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.