We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how UW Seattle ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in public health.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for public health majors, UW Seattle came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Washington - Seattle Campus handed out 277 bachelor's degrees in public health. This is an increase of 6% over the previous year when 261 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 139 students received their master’s degree in public health from UW Seattle. This makes it the #27 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 20 students received their doctoral degrees in public health in 2021, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Public Health majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $36,267 a year. This is higher than $32,238, which is the national median for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.
Public Health majors graduating with a master's degree from UW Seattle make a median salary of $60,648 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all public health graduates with a master's is $49,402.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle, public health students borrow a median amount of $16,490 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all public health bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,338.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the public health program at UW Seattle is $422 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 99 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
White | 64 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
Other Races | 47 |
The public health program at UW Seattle awarded 139 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 20 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 69 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 14 |
Other Races | 16 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 285 |
Nursing | 258 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 158 |
Allied Health Professions | 126 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 124 |
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