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Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore

Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what University of Maryland - Baltimore has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 7,137 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.

UMB Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

UMB Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at UMB

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

UMB Public Health Master’s Program

93% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - Baltimore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 15
Public Health Education and Promotion 4
International Public Health/International Health 3

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,210 $127,080
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,560 $77,300
Physicists 1,950 $120,450
Community Health Workers 1,290 $50,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,230 $78,920

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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