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Overview for Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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

Careers for Community Health and Preventive Medicine Majors

A major in Community Health and Preventive Medicine is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Top 12 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Community Health and Preventive Medicine among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Goddard College
Plainfield, VT
 9
(15.8%)
 $12,752 
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
 42
(2.7%)
Open Admissions$11,514 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
 188
(2.6%)
Moderately Selective$25,890 
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
 28
(2.3%)
Moderately Selective$17,247 
Portland State University
Portland, OR
 66
(2.0%)
Less Selective$18,837 
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
 29
(1.9%)
Moderately Selective$14,221 
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
 7
(1.3%)
Open Admissions$7,867 
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Brown University
Providence, RI
 20
(1.3%)
Most Selective$38,048 
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
 22
(1.3%)
Moderately Selective$27,600 
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
 86
(1.0%)
Highly Selective$20,622 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.