General Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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 South Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 218 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa 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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how USF Tampa performed in these rankings.

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 USF Tampa 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 Popular Online General Public Health Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value General Public Health Schools	66
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	97
Best General Public Health Schools	99
	236

In 2021, 204 students received their master’s degree in general public health from USF Tampa. This makes it the #9 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The general public health program at USF Tampa awarded 218 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	78
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

USF Tampa General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at USF Tampa awarded 204 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from USF Tampa, 52% 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 Florida - Main Campus with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	106
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• Other Public 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.