Public Health at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 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.

UVM Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at UVM

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? UVM offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UVM Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in public health from UVM. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from UVM, 88% 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 Vermont with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences
• 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,060	$103,030
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	380	$66,440
Community Health Workers	360	$33,670
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	140	$68,660
Physicists	40	$111,080

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.