Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Community Health and Preventive Medicine programs prepare 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.

For all the 1,839 degrees awarded in Community Health and Preventive Medicine per year, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Out of the 1,364 students graduating with degrees at the Bachelors degree level across the US, 17% percent identify as men and 83% percent identify as women. Though students at schools all over the US study Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Illinois has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine is $38,300.