When most people think about careers in the health field, they think about clinical careers that involve treating individuals who are sick or injured. Public health is a different kind of health career. Public health professionals try to affect the health of whole populations, rather than just single individuals. They also focus on health promotion or disease or injury prevention, rather than treatment. Students at Montclair State aim to prevent injury and disease and promote health either by designing and implementing health education programs or by improving health systems and changing health policies.
Currently, the Department of Public Health offers the following programs in public health:
- BS in Public Health, with concentrations in:
- Community Health Education
- Health Systems Administration and Policy
- Undergraduate Minor in Public Health
- MPH with concentrations in:
Career Options
- Program Manager
- Research Analyst
- Health Educator
- Health Communications Specialist
- Case Manager
- Project Planner
- Policy Analyst
- Client Services Coordinator
- Program Evaluator
- Outreach Specialist
- Research Assistant
- Program Assistant
- Hospital Executive
- Clinic Administrator
- Health Services Manager
- Community Prevention Specialist
- Regulatory Specialist
- Government Official
- Policy Advocate
Places of Employment
- Health departments
- Government agencies
- Voluntary health organizations
- Non-profit organizations
- Hospitals
- Insurance companies
Job Outlook
- Health education specialists and community health workers (last modified 10/04/2022)
- Overall employment of health education specialists and community health workers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations.
- About 16,000 openings for health education specialists and community health workers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
- Medical and Health Services Managers (last modified: 04/07/2023)
- Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 28 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 56,600 openings for medical and health services managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.