Maternal and Child Health

A program that focuses on the application of public health specializations, public policy studies, and the social and behavioral sciences to issues of health affecting women, children, and families; and prepares individuals to function as maternal and child health specialists. Includes instruction in research design and testing, program evaluation, public policy analysis, public finance, economics of health care, community health, family development and dynamics, women's studies, social psychology, fetal and child development, biostatistics, health education and promotion, nutrition, neonatal development, psychology, and social services delivery.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 21 institutions across the United States, with a total of 835 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

10

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

18

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

125

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

96

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

26

degrees awarded

Other Awards

560

awards given

Top Schools for Maternal and Child Health

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
366
2 Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
63
3 Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
60
4 Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
57
5 Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH
51
6 University at Albany
Albany, NY
48
7 Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
42
8 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
40
9 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
33
10 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
15
11 Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA
9
12 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
9
13 University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
6
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
6
15 Biola University
La Mirada, CA
6
16 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
6
17 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
6
18 University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
3
19 La Sierra University
Riverside, CA
3
20 Florida International University
Miami, FL
3
21 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
3