Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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

U of U Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

U of U Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 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.

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational health and industrial hygiene majors at University of Utah.

U of U Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Master’s Program

The occupational health and industrial hygiene program at U of U awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

Of the students who received a occupational health and industrial hygiene master's degree from U of U, 80% 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 Utah with a master's in occupational health and industrial hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	880	$78,040
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	210	$54,370

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.