Public Health Major

A degree in Public Health gives you the knowledge and skills to change lives across your community and affect lives around the world.

Public Health is an exciting and dynamic major that prepares students for a wide variety of careers within the healthcare field. Students take courses in sociology, biology, political science, communications, and epidemiology to learn the skills needed to become public health leaders in their communities. Public Health students engage in community partnerships to prepare for careers that promote health, prevent disease, prolong lives, and improve communities.

Public Health at Etown

BA in Public Health

The BA version is based in social sciences and policy-focused, preparing students for careers in advocacy, policy work, and program administration with community organizations and government agencies. The BA degree teaches students to analyze the social and behavioral factors that influence public health and health decisions.

BS in Public Health

The BS version is based in the hard sciences, preparing students for graduate programs in public health and work in research laboratories. The BS degree teaches students to analyze the scientific and biological factors that influence public health and transmission of disease.

Etown currently has The Early Assurance Program with Penn State University College of Medicine Master of Public Health Program, allowing qualifying students to pursue an advanced degree.

Nationally, job growth in public health careers is strong. Pennsylvania has a higher than average demand for graduates of public health programs, with average salaries of $68,231.

Careers in public health include work at all levels of government, for community organizations, and for health care providers.

Public Health Program Administrator
Public Health Educator
Community Wellness Director
Infection Preventionist
Public Health Officer
Public Health Planner

Health Promotion Specialist
Population Health Program Coordinator
Epidemiologist
Public Health Representative
Community Health Coordinator
Community Health Specialist for Substance Abuse
Health Policy Analyst

Public health addresses issues of poverty, nutrition, disease control and prevention, aging, and environmental risks.

Elizabethtown College

717-361-1000

One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298

Elizabethtown College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, possession of a general education development certificate as compared to a high school diploma, or any other legally protected status. This commitment applies but is not limited to decisions made with respect to hiring and promotion, the administration of educational programs and policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other College administered programs. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden.

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