Public Health, General

A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services; to function as public health professionals in public agencies, the private sector, and other settings; and to provide leadership in the field of public health. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and related administrative functions, public health law enforcement, health economics and budgeting, public communications, and professional standards and ethics.

Those who are passionate about Public Health, General can study up to a Doctors degree professional practice. Currently, 24,295 students are granted some level of degree in Public Health, General around the United States each year. More students graduate with a degree in Public Health, General in the state of New York than any other state. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Public Health, General is $38,300.