Community Health and Preventive Medicine

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

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, biostatistics, family and community health, and applicable law and regulations.

Numbers at a glance

165th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
32
Colleges offer it
1,665
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
321
Women
1,344

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O's Insights on Community Health and Preventive Medicine

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 87% of graduates come from public universities.

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