General Public Health at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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.

UWF General Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UWF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UWF does offer online courses in general public health for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UWF General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF General Public Health Master’s Program

66% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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
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