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About Environmental Health

A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health, safety, and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health specialists. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, toxicology, public policy analysis, public management, risk assessment, communications, environmental law, occupational health and safety emergency response, and applications such as air quality, food protection, radiation protection, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, soil quality, noise abatement, housing quality, and environmental control of recreational areas.

While Environmental Health has degrees up to the Doctors degree research scholarship, most students study towards a Masters degree. Students study Environmental Health all around the US, though the major at the Masters degree level has the most graduates in Maryland. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Health is $51,200.

Popularity of Environmental Health Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Environmental Health degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top jobs related to Environmental Health, include Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health and Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, both of which are in high demand. Yet there are higher paying positions, like Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. the most in-demand position for Environmental Health majors is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Environmental Health majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
664
Female Students
463 (69%)
Male Students
201 (30%)
White (285, 43%)
U.S. Nonresident (103, 16%)
Hispanic or Latino (74, 11%)
Asian (73, 11%)
Black or African American (72, 11%)
Two or more races (30, 5%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (23, 3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (3, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, <1%)

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