Public Health at Prince George’s Community 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 Prince George's Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and approximately 11,357 students attend the school each year.

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.

PGCC Public Health Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Public Health

PGCC Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Public Health Associate’s Program

83% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

PGCC 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 Prince George's Community College with a associate's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Prince George's Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prince George's Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	1

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 Prince George's 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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