Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 303 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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? UNC Chapel Hill offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 56% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	170
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Movement & Mind-Body Therapies
• Medical Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,440	$69,870
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.