Public Health Education and Promotion

A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists. Includes instruction in human development, health issues across the life span, population-specific health issues, principles and methods of public health education, administration of health education campaigns and programs, evaluation methods, public communications, and applications to specific public health subjects and issues.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 155 institutions across the United States, with a total of 12364 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

116

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,620

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

230

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

953

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

151

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,252

awards given

Top Schools for Public Health Education and Promotion

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	819
2	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	480
3	University of Georgia Athens, GA	438
4	University of Delaware Newark, DE	432
5	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	417
6	Emory University Atlanta, GA	399
7	Boston University Boston, MA	399
8	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	387
9	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	351
10	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	327
11	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	304
12	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	246
13	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	240
14	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	237
15	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	237
16	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	234
17	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	210
18	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	192
19	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	171
20	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	162
21	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	138
22	Widener University Chester, PA	135
23	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	132
24	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	123
25	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	120
26	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	117
27	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	111
28	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	105
29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	105
30	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	99
31	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	99
32	Elon University Elon, NC	99
33	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	96
34	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	96
35	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA	96
36	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	96
37	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	96
38	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	96
39	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	96
40	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	93
41	Weber State University Ogden, UT	90
42	Dine College Tsaile, AZ	88
43	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	87
44	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	87
45	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	84
46	Portland State University Portland, OR	81
47	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	81
48	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS	81
49	George Washington University Washington, DC	78
50	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	78
51	Tufts University Medford, MA	75
52	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	72
53	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	66
54	American University Washington, DC	66
55	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR	66
56	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	63
57	Winona State University Winona, MN	60
58	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	57
59	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	57
60	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	57
61	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	57
62	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	56
63	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	54
64	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	54
65	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	51
66	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	51
67	Lander University Greenwood, SC	51
68	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	48
69	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	48
70	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	45
71	Carroll College Helena, MT	45
72	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	45
73	University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR	45
74	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	45
75	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	42
76	Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	42
77	Linfield University McMinnville, OR	42
78	Maryland University of Integrative Health Laurel, MD	39
79	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	39
80	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	39
81	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY	39
82	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	39
83	Concord University Athens, WV	36
84	Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	36
85	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	36
86	College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, MH	33
87	Bradley University Peoria, IL	30
88	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	30
89	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	30
90	Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt, ND	28
91	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	27
92	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	25
93	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	24
94	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN	24
95	Marymount University Arlington, VA	24
96	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	24
97	Simmons University Boston, MA	24
98	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	24
99	University at Albany Albany, NY	24
100	Barton College Wilson, NC	21