Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIC Public Health Degrees Available

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

UIC Public Health Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	93
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	154
Health Services Administration	23

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.