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Public Health at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

If you plan to study Public Health, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, TN.

During the most recent reporting year, 23 public health degrees were awarded at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Online & Distance Learning at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Many students take online classes at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Among 11,775 students, 1,264 (11%) studied exclusively online and 6,877 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Use these rankings to compare The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Public Health program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#3 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#5 of 9
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#28 of 103
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#51 of 106
Best Value	Nationwide	#106 of 411
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#269 of 430

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Public Health graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Public Health graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga are 74% women (17) and 26% men (6).

Public Health Master’s Program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Among the 23 master’s public health graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 74% were women (17) and 26% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health master’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	5
Asian	4

Minority students account for 48% of Public Health master’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, above the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

The Public Health program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Other Public Health	23

Highest-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Graduates of the Public Health program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Public Health majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Coroners	$110,095
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,544
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.