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Major Overview for Environmental Health

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Overview for 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 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 and applications such as air quality, food protection, radiation protection, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, noise abatement, housing quality, and environmental control of reacreational areas.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Environmental Health

Top 25 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Environmental Health among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
23
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$13,754
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
19
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
18
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$14,050
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
17
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$16,755
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
16
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$13,791
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
16
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$18,204
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
14
(1.8%)
Open Admissions$13,341
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
13
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$12,418
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
13
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$11,504
East Central University
Ada, OK
12
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$9,668
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.