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Public health at UNC

UNC graduates about 18 public health majors a year. That puts it 26th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $939 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#26 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Research in the field$939Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: NC Area Health Education Cener, Issac M. Taylor Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Health Science Library, UNC Medical Center, Medical School Wings, Medical School Building 52, Taylor Student Health Center, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Texas A&M University 86
  2. Virginia Tech 86
  3. University of Arizona 86
  4. Purdue University–Main Campus 85
  5. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 85
  6. University of Delaware 84
  7. Chapman University 84
  8. Syracuse University 84

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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