Epidemiology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you are interested in studying epidemiology, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

UMBC Epidemiology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

Online Classes Are Available at UMBC

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, UMBC does offer online courses in epidemiology for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UMBC Epidemiology Rankings

Epidemiology Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Epidemiology Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 75% more men than average.

Of the students who received a epidemiology master's degree from UMBC, 67% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Epidemiologists	310	$77,330

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 Tim Menzies under License

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