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Public Health at Howard Community College

If you plan to study Public Health, you may want to check out the program at Howard Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Howard Community College is in Columbia, MD.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 13 public health graduations were recorded at Howard Community College.

Online Class Availability at Howard Community College

Many students take online classes at Howard Community College. Of 8,643 students, 1,870 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,872 (45%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at Howard Community College

Use these rankings to compare Howard Community College’s Public Health program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Maryland	#1 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	Maryland	#8 of 10
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#13 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#64 of 84
Best Value	Nationwide	#71 of 411
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#285 of 430

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Public Health graduates at Howard Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Public Health graduates at Howard Community College are 77% women (10) and 23% men (3).

Public Health Associate’s Program at Howard Community College

Of the 13 associate’s public health graduates at Howard Community College, 77% were women (10) and 23% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	9
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 85% of Public Health associate’s degree recipients at Howard Community College, higher 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 Howard Community College

This Public Health program at Howard Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Community Health & Preventive Medicine	13

Highest-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Those who complete Public Health program at Howard Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-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.