General Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UWM.

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.

UWM 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

UWM General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how UWM 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 general public health major at UWM 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
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
	131
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	143
	205
Best General Public Health Schools	252
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	293

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UWM. This makes it the #143 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 general public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWM. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in general public health.

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

UWM General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at UWM awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from UWM, 61% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWM also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.