Occupational Safety & Health Technology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Every occupational safety and health technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the OSHA program at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Safety & Health Technology section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Whitewater Occupational Safety & Health Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in OSHA

UW - Whitewater Occupational Safety & Health Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks OSHA programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Whitewater performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The OSHA major at UW - Whitewater is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Safety & Health Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Occupational Safety Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Occupational Safety Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Best Occupational Safety Technology Trade Schools	6
Best Value Occupational Safety Technology Schools	8
Most Popular Occupational Safety Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Occupational Safety Technology Trade Schools	10
	10
Most Focused Occupational Safety Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
	12
Most Focused Occupational Safety Technology Trade Schools	21

OSHA Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the OSHA majors at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

UW - Whitewater Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of OSHA bachelor's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in OSHA at UW - Whitewater are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater with a bachelor's in OSHA.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Whitewater also has a doctoral program available in OSHA. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That OSHA Grads May Go Into

A degree in OSHA can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,020	$66,070

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.