Public Health (Allied Health) BS

Move forward with your online public health degree with an allied health emphasis!

Program-at-a-Glance (Undergraduate)

Credit Hours:

Total Hours: 120

Major Area of Study: 30

Additional Requirements: 3

Cost per Credit Hour:

$401.59

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Completion Time:

2 years (4 semesters)

Accreditation:

The Council on Education for Public Health

Special Requirements:

Must have graduated from an accredited two-year Allied Health program with an associate's degree; Community College Allied Health programs such as respiratory care, radiology technology, and dental hygiene; location restrictions apply, see FAQs for details.

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If you work in healthcare, you already know the importance of keeping people and communities healthy. You promote it every day. Now you have the opportunity to make a larger impact in the health of the public without taking a break from your job. The online public health degree with an allied health emphasis is designed to help people in healthcare with an associate’s degree move their careers forward and improve more lives. But how will you do that?

While doctors and nurses focus on diagnosing and curing illnesses and injuries, public health professionals are invested in preventing illness and injuries while maintaining healthy and safe lives. With a background in an allied health field, you can combine your health care knowledge and experience with a new perspective on public health. Public health jobs focus on promoting wellness through healthy behaviors, tracking disease outbreaks, creating laws and policies that benefit the health of the population, and investigating and decreasing health disparities. With the online public health degree you can learn how to make an impact beyond the office.

If you have a passion for keeping people healthy, you can put yourself in a position to help more people, and make a greater impact. The first step is getting your online public health degree with an allied health emphasis from The University of Southern Mississippi. Looking for more healthcare related degrees? Check out our other fully-online options! Want more info about this degree? Our enrollment coaches are standing by to assist you. Click here for more info! This is your life, plus college!

A number of scholarship opportunities are available for online students! Our Online Student Scholarship gives first time, fully online students an opportunity for $500 towards their first semester. To get started with our Online Student Scholarship, or to view our list of available scholarships for which you may qualify, visit our Student Scholarship page now!

What can you do with a public health degree?

A degree in public health opens up a range of career opportunities focused on improving community health, promoting preventive measures, and contributing to overall well-being.

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