College of Public Health
www.kent.edu/publichealth


About This Program

Looking for a career in public health that can make a real difference in communities and populations? With the Master of Public Health degree, you can specialize in biostatistics, epidemiology, health policy and management or social and behavioral sciences, each with its own unique skill set and career opportunities. Whether you're interested in analyzing health data, investigating disease outbreaks, developing effective health services delivery models or designing and evaluating public health interventions, the M.P.H. degree can help you achieve your goals and make a positive impact in the field of public health. Read more...

Contact Information

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • Mostly online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Twinsburg Academic Center (Health Policy and Management concentration only - mostly online)
    • Independence, Ohio (Health Policy and Management concentration only - mostly online)

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Epidemiologists

  • 4.6% about as fast as the average
  • 8,000 number of jobs
  • $74,560 potential earnings

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

  • 20.5% much faster than the average
  • 254,000 number of jobs
  • $99,090 potential earnings

Medical and health services managers

  • 31.5% much faster than the average
  • 422,300 number of jobs
  • $104,280 potential earnings

Social and community service managers

  • 17.0% much faster than the average
  • 175,500 number of jobs
  • $69,600 potential earnings

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

  • 7.3% faster than the average
  • 337,800 number of jobs
  • $54,180 potential earnings

Accreditation

The M.P.H. degree in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.