Public Health at University of the District of Columbia

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what University of the District of Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the District of Columbia in 2021, 11 of them were public health majors.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how University of the District of Columbia performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at University of the District of Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
	51
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
	124
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Best Value Public Health Schools	183
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Most Focused Public Health Schools	302
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308
Most Popular Public Health Schools	420
Best Public Health Schools	492

Public Health Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from University of the District of Columbia. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the District of Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	11

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.