Epidemiology at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Epidemiology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

WVU Epidemiology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Epidemiology Master’s Program

50% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a epidemiology master's degree from WVU, 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 West Virginia University with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Medical Scientists	190	$71,850
Epidemiologists	80	$51,910

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
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