Public Health at Howard Community College

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Howard Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and has a total student population of 9,566.

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.

HCC Public Health Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Public Health

HCC Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Public Health Associate’s Program

71% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public health associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public health only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public health graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	6

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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300
Physicists	1,950	$120,450
Community Health Workers	1,290	$50,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,230	$78,920

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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