Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 277 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

UW Seattle Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Public Health Schools	52
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Public Health Schools	163
	185

In 2021, 139 students received their master’s degree in public health from UW Seattle. This makes it the #27 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $36,267. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	99
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	64
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

UW Seattle Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at UW Seattle awarded 139 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	69
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 20 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	323
International Public Health/International Health	54
Environmental Health	47
Public Health Education and Promotion	6
Other Public Health	6

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dentistry

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,000	$78,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.