Health Communication
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Columbia University in the City of New York
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Clemson University
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About Health Communication
A program that focuses on how people, individually and collectively, understand and accommodate to health and illness and the role of communication and media in shaping professional health care messages and public acceptance of these messages. Includes instruction in the development and use of health-related and care-related messages and media; the goals and strategies of health care promotion; relationships, roles, situations, and social structures in the context of health maintenance and promotion; and applications to disease prevention, health advocacy, and communications concerning treatments.
While Health Communication has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, the majority of students study towards a Masters degree. Students study Health Communication all over the country, though the major at the Post masters certificate level sees the most graduates in New York. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Health Communication is $41,400.
Popularity of Health Communication Degrees in the U.S.
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Careers
The highest paying job for Health Communication majors is Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. But, something else to think about is how many job openings there currently is. A career that is in high need that a degree in Health Communication can prepare you for is Communications Teachers, Postsecondary.
Top Paying Careers
These are the highest paying careers for Health Communication majors.
Most In-Demand Careers
These are the careers in highest demand for Health Communication majors.
Student Demographics
Total Students
14
Female Students
11 (78%)
Male Students
3 (21%)
Asian (4, 29%)
White (4, 29%)
U.S. Nonresident (3, 21%)
Black or African American (2, 14%)
Two or more races (1, 7%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Hispanic or Latino (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)
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