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Public Health at Roane State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Public Health, you may want to check out the program at Roane State Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Roane State Community College sits in Harriman, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 14 public health degrees were awarded at Roane State Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Roane State Community College

Distance learning is available at Roane State Community College. Among 5,002 students, 1,128 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,734 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at Roane State Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Roane State Community College’s Public Health program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#1 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#7 of 9
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#9 of 103
Best Value	Nationwide	#39 of 411
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#71 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#340 of 430

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Public Health graduates at Roane State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Public Health graduates at Roane State Community College are 43% women (6) and 57% men (8).

Public Health Associate’s Program at Roane State Community College

Of the 14 associate’s public health degrees awarded at Roane State Community College, 43% were women (6) and 57% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 7% of Public Health associate’s degree recipients at Roane State Community College, below 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 Roane State Community College

The Public Health program at Roane State Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Environmental Health	14

Best-Paid Careers for Public Health Graduates

Those who complete Public Health program at Roane State Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Public Health majors, 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.