Public Health at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 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.

UNH Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

UNH Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UNH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UNH, 91% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
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 New Hampshire - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	11
Maternal and Child Health	4

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	430	$74,410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.