Career Outlook

The DC area is the top-paying region for health workers and educators in the US, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2018).

Top employers for AU undergraduates with public health degrees

  • Boston University Medical School
  • Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
  • Cornell University
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • International Rescue Committee
  • National Institutes of Health
  • UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh


See more about Public Health alumni career outcomes.

BA in Public Health Overview

The degree of choice for pursuing a career in social and community health aspects of public health, program planning, development, and assessment. The BA pairs well minors such as economics and psychology.

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