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Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Murray State University

Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying community health and preventive medicine, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449.

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

Murray State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Murray State does offer online education options in community health and preventive medicine for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Murray State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings

The community health and preventive medicine major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Community Health and Preventive Medicine. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community health and preventive medicine majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of community health and preventive medicine bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical community health and preventive medicine bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine at Murray State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor's in community health and preventive medicine.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Community Health and Preventive Medicine Grads May Go Into

A degree in community health and preventive medicine can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Community Health Workers 1,220 $38,210

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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