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Public Health at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 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.

Iowa Public Health Degrees Available

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

Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Iowa Public Health Master’s Program

66% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at Iowa awarded 100 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Iowa, 74% 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 Iowa with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 74
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,670 $85,800
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 840 $70,710
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 550 $74,140
Community Health Workers 330 $38,050

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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