Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

A program that prepares public health specialists to monitor and evaluate health and related safety standards in industrial, commercial, and government workplaces and facilities. Includes instruction in occupational health and safety standards and regulations; health-related aspects of various occupations and work environments; health hazard testing and evaluation; test equipment operation and maintenance; industrial toxicology; worker health and safety education; and the analysis and testing of job-related equipment, behavior practices, and protective devices and procedures.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 25 institutions across the United States, with a total of 793 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

12

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

106

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

9

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

117

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

17

degrees awarded

Other Awards

532

awards given

Top Schools for Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Montana Technological University
Butte, MT
159
2 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
138
3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
78
4 Illinois State University
Normal, IL
48
5 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
42
6 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
39
7 North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
36
8 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
33
9 University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
San Juan, PR
30
10 University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
30
11 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
24
12 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
23
13 Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ
16
14 Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
15
15 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
12
16 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
12
17 University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
12
18 Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
9
19 Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
9
20 University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
6
21 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
6
22 University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
6
23 Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
4
24 Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD
3
25 Regis University
Denver, CO
3