Public Health at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

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

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 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.

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Degrees Available

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

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

UPR Medical Sciences Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public health master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UPR Medical Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 99% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	1
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 Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	29
Other Public Health	28
General Public Health	26
Environmental Health	24
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	2

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.