Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Community Health and Preventive Medicine programs prepare public health specialists to plan and manage health services in local community settings, including the coordination of related support services, government agencies, and private resources. Includes instruction in public health, community health services and delivery, health behavior and cultural factors, local government operations, human services, health communication and promotion, health services administration in local settings, environmental health, preventive and comparative medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, family and community health, and applicable law and regulations.

For all the 2,024 degrees awarded in Community Health and Preventive Medicine per year, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Out of the 72 students graduating with degrees at the Associates degree level across the US, 10% percent identify as men and 90% percent identify as women. Though students at schools all over the US study Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Alaska has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine is $38,300.