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Public Health at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

UW Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Public Health Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at UW awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UW, 72% 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 Wyoming with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of Wyoming. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration 25

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Medical and Health Services Managers 850 $100,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 470 $68,940
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 420 $76,790
Health Specialties Professors 170 $80,610
Community Health Workers 60 $48,230

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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