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Public Health at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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.

UMCP Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMCP offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UMCP Public Health Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 29
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 - College Park.

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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