Choosing Majors and Careers

What Can I do With a Master's Degree in Public Health?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Career-Related Books for Master of Public Health Degrees

Opportunities in Public Health Careers
Exploring Health Care Careers

Vocational Biographies
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Community Health Education Coordinator
Community Health Educator
Infant Mortality Educator
Lung Association Program Coordinator
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Sanitarian

Professional Associations

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Master of Public Health Degrees

Careers in Public Health — Site maintained by Dr. Jane E. Miller, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Includes a link to Exploring Public Health Career Paths: An Overview of Public Health and Career Opportunities by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
College Majors and Career Opportunities — Urban Studies and Public Health — From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Careers — Public Health — From the Health and Exercise Science Department at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. Briefly describes public health careers.
Public Health: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Master of Public Health Degrees

Public Health Employment Connection — From the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Lists public health jobs by title, type, location, and classification.
APHA CareerMart Online — CareerMart Online is a "full service career website that links public health jobs with public health professionals." Free to APHA members.
Employment Opportunities on the Web — From APHA. Lists "online resources...to assist graduates of accredited schools of public health in securing employment in the Public Health professions."

Places of Employment

Students who earn a master's degree in public health develop skills that are valued by employers. These skills include: research, analysis, writing, oral presentation, critical thinking, synthesis, and problem solving. Students may find employment in city, state, and federal government agencies; nonprofits; social service agencies; educational institutions; consulting firms; pharmaceutical and insurance companies; private hospitals; and laboratories depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships may be a prerequisite to finding employment.

The following list of employers and job titles was derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested master's in public health. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for master's in public health. This list does not reflect current openings.