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Community Health and Preventive Medicine at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

If you plan to study community health and preventive medicine, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531. Of the 202 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in 2021, 74 of them were community health and preventive medicine majors.

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

UW - La Crosse Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

UW - La Crosse Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks community health and preventive medicine programs across the country. The following shows how UW - La Crosse performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The community health and preventive medicine major at UW - La Crosse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Community Health and Preventive Medicine. 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
Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 6
Best Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 7
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Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 10
Best Value Community Health & Preventive Medicine Schools 18
26
Most Popular Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 32
Most Focused Community Health & Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools 32

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in community health and preventive medicine from UW - La Crosse. This is the #32 most popular school for community health and preventive medicine master’s degree candidates in the country.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community health and preventive medicine majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 74 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine from UW - La Crosse in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine at UW - La Crosse are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in community health and preventive medicine.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 70
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UW - La Crosse also has a doctoral program available in community health and preventive medicine. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Community Health and Preventive Medicine Grads May Go Into

A degree in community health and preventive medicine can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,250 $107,920
Community Health Workers 400 $45,720

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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