Health Communication
Liberal Arts •
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
What is it about?
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.
Trends
Graduates
Popularity Rank
Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 11 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 6 students.
O's Insights on Health Communication
- Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
- 59% of graduates come from public universities.
