Education & Training
Public Health
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Community Health Workers Bachelor's degree
- Compliance Officers Bachelor's degree
- Coroners Bachelor's degree
- Customs Brokers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Epidemiologists Master's degree
- Genetic Counselors Master's degree
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Associate degree
- Health Education Specialists Associate degree
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Medical and Health Services Managers Bachelor's degree
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Bachelor's degree
- Physicists Doctoral or professional degree
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $39,213 | $36,698 | $13,300 | 144 |
| Associate degree | $36,569 | $43,403 | $17,564 | 143 |
| Bachelor's degree | $43,168 | $57,650 | $21,948 | 573 |
| Master's degree | $64,548 | $79,553 | $41,000 | 472 |
| Doctoral degree | $92,582 | $111,410 | $82,295 | 131 |
| Professional degree | $71,333 | $77,992 | $53,000 | 25 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.