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Public Health at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you are interested in studying Public Health, consider the program at Harrisburg Area Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harrisburg Area Community College is in Harrisburg, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 public health graduations were recorded at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Online Class Availability at Harrisburg Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Harrisburg Area Community College. Among 12,585 students, 5,765 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,380 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at Harrisburg Area Community College

Rankings can help you compare Harrisburg Area Community College’s Public Health program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#2 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#14 of 23
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#15 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#62 of 84
Best Value	Nationwide	#96 of 411
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#277 of 430

Earnings for Public Health Graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College

Students who complete Harrisburg Area Community College’s Public Health program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$40,311

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Public Health graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College is $23,578.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Public Health graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Public Health graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College are 89% women (17) and 11% men (2).

Public Health Associate’s Program at Harrisburg Area Community College

Of the 19 associate’s public health degrees awarded at Harrisburg Area Community College, 89% were women (17) and 11% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Public Health associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at Harrisburg Area Community College

The Public Health program at Harrisburg Area Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Health Services Administration	19

Top-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Those who complete Public Health program at Harrisburg Area Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Public Health graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Coroners	$110,095
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,544
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.