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Public Health at Mercer County Community College

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Mercer County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342.

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

Mercer County Community College Public Health Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Public Health

Mercer County Community College Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Mercer County Community College.

Mercer County Community College Public Health Associate’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public health graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer County Community College with a associate's in public health.

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 6

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,260 $116,750
Health Specialties Professors 4,420 $109,190
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,670 $80,350
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,240 $80,990
Community Health Workers 1,250 $51,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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