Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received their master's degree in public health.

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.

UIUC Public Health Degrees Available

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

UIUC Public Health Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 public health majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.