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Major Overview for Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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Overview for Community Health and Preventive Medicine

A program that prepares 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, biostatistcs, family and community health, and applicable law and regulations.

Careers for Community Health and Preventive Medicine Majors

A major in Community Health and Preventive Medicine is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Top 12 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Community Health and Preventive Medicine among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
150
(2.1%)
Minimally Selective$20,526
Portland State University
Portland, OR
69
(2.2%)
Minimally Selective$7,614
Brown University
Providence, RI
31
(2.0%)
Most Selective$47,132
Utah Valley State College
Orem, UT
29
(2.0%)
Open Admissions$5,090
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
27
(1.5%)
Moderately Selective$38,030
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
21
(1.4%)
Moderately Selective$11,281
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
15
(1.5%)
Minimally Selective$12,748
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
5
(0.3%)
Minimally Selective$11,129
Goddard College
Plainfield, VT
5
(11.4%)
$13,930
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
5
(1.1%)
Minimally Selective$4,520
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.