Public Health at Arizona Western College

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Arizona Western College stacks up to those at other schools.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

AWC Public Health Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Public Health (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Public Health

AWC Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at AWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Arizona Western College.

AWC Public Health Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public health graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona Western College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	2

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,160	$115,770
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,350	$70,840
Community Health Workers	1,030	$40,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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