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Public Health Education & Promotion

Types of Degrees Public Health Education & Promotion Majors Are Earning

Those studying Public Health Education & Promotion may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	15
Associate’s Degree	121
Bachelor’s Degree	2,423
Master’s Degree	1,141
Doctor’s Degree	85

What Public Health Education & Promotion Majors Need to Know

Studies in Public Health Education & Promotion build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Public Health Education & Promotion graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Public Health Education & Promotion emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Education and Training — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.6 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set emphasized by a Public Health Education & Promotion program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to Public Health Education & Promotion careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Public Health Education & Promotion graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.4 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.3 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.2 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.2 / 7
Communicating with People Outside the Organization	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Public Health Education & Promotion professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Electronic health record EHR software	Medical software	—
Blackboard software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Turning Technologies TurningPoint	Multi-media educational software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Public Health Education & Promotion graduates include:

• Instructor
• Nutrition Educator
• Clinical Instructor
• Pharmacology Professor
• Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
• Therapy Teacher
• Faculty Member
• Dentistry Professor
• Surgical Aides Teacher
• Gastroenterology Professor
• Health Records Technology Teacher
• Public Health Teacher
• Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
• Urology Teacher
• Optometry Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Public Health Education & Promotion graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	29.4%
Bachelor’s degree	20.7%
Doctoral degree	18.5%
Post-doctoral training	14.1%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	13.3%
Postsecondary certificate	2.1%
High school diploma or equivalent	1.5%
Some college courses	0.4%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Public Health Education & Promotion?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 83.6% of Public Health Education & Promotion degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	3,164	83.6%
Men	621	16.4%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Public Health Education & Promotion graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1,801	47.6%
Asian	238	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	546	14.4%
Black or African American	735	19.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	73	1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	18	0.5%
Two or More Races	145	3.8%
Race Unknown	116	3.1%
International Students	113	3.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Public Health Education & Promotion Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Public Health Education & Promotion graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$50,939
4 years	$60,432
5 years	$70,561

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $70,561 — roughly 39% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Public Health Education & Promotion Programs

Fully online options is reported by IPEDS for Public Health Education & Promotion. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	1	1
Bachelor’s	14	10
Master’s	15	12
Doctoral (Research)	2	2

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Public Health Education & Promotion Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Public Health Education & Promotion graduates earn a median of $60,432 four years after completion — roughly 59% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Public Health	51.22
Behavioral Aspects of Health	51.2212
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	51.2208
Environmental Health	51.2202
Health Services Administration	51.2211
Health/Medical Physics	51.2205
International Public Health/International Health	51.2210
Maternal and Child Health	51.2209
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	51.2206
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	51.2213
Public Health Genetics	51.2214
Public Health, General	51.2201

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.