Public Health Education and Promotion at American University

If you plan to study public health education and promotion, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 public health education and promotion majors received their bachelor's degree from The American University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health Education and Promotion section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Public Health Education and Promotion Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health Education and Promotion
• Master’s Degree in Public Health Education and Promotion

The American University Public Health Education and Promotion Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health education and promotion progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health education and promotion major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health Education and Promotion. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Health Education & Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	19
Best Public Health Education & Promotion Master’s Degree Schools	20
	22
Most Popular Public Health Education & Promotion Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Public Health Education & Promotion Master’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Public Health Education & Promotion Master’s Degree Schools	39
	43
Best Public Health Education & Promotion Schools	48
Most Popular Public Health Education & Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Public Health Education & Promotion Schools	76
Most Focused Public Health Education & Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Public Health Education & Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Focused Public Health Education & Promotion Schools	89
Best Value Public Health Education & Promotion Schools	124

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in public health education and promotion from The American University. This makes it the #27 most popular school for public health education and promotion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Education and Promotion Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health education and promotion majors at American University.

The American University Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health Education and Promotion from The American University in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in public health education and promotion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Program

Of the 8 public health education and promotion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from The American University, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in public health education and promotion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University also has a doctoral program available in public health education and promotion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Public Health

Careers That Public Health Education and Promotion Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health education and promotion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.