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Public Health

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston)

  • A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and related administrative functions, public health law enforcement, health economics and budgeting, public communications, and professional standards and ethics. Find Colleges Offering Public Health Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
      Salary and Wages

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 4,620
      • Average Annual Salary: $84,300
      • Average Hourly Rate: $40.53
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 261,925
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 304,910
      • Percent Job Growth: 16.41%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Category Flexibility
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Public Health
     TotalMasterDoctor
    Overall
    All Students68635
     
    By Gender
    Male20191
    Female48444
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien651
    American Indian---
    Black55-
    Asian44-
    Hispanic23212
    White27252
    Unknown33-
     
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    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
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    • Campus Location: Distant Town
    • Tenure System: No Tenure System
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    • Campus Location: Large Suburb
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
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    Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008