Map Your Path to a Rewarding Career in Health Sciences
Whether you choose to enter graduate school or the workforce after graduation, you will have the knowledge and practical experience you need to succeed.
In a survey of 2017 graduates, 84% of respondents said that they either agree or strongly agree that their academic program prepared them for employment. What’s more, 89% of 2017 graduates reported that they are employed, enrolled in graduate school, or both. A bachelor’s degree in health sciences enables you to earn a median annual salary that ranges from:
Our graduates have gone on to advanced study in fields like education, medicine, and nursing. Other alumni pursue careers in civic organizations, government agencies, health-care centers, hospitals, and schools.
Sample Graduate Schools
- Boston University
- MCPHS University
- UMass Amherst
- UMass Medical School
- Wheelock College
Sample Recent Employers
- Area public schools
- Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Sample Careers
- Public Health Doctor
Physician who focuses on public health, oftentimes splitting time between clinical care and office work related to public health interventions, research, or education
- Tropical Disease Expert
Helps prevent the spread of tropical diseases
- HIV Specialist
Works with patients with HIV and helps prevent transmission
- Management Policy Advisor
Advises and analyzes organizations
- Child Health Specialist
Develops and implements programs to protect and advance the health of all children
- Public Health Veterinarian
Helps prevent the spread of disease from humans to animals, and animals to humans
- Public Health Lawyer
Protect public health programs and draft policies to help improve the public’s health
- Human Rights Advocate
Promotes human rights and assists victims of human rights violations
- Director of Family Health
Helps run public health centers
- Public Health Engineer
Helps ensure safe work environments
- Health Center Administrator, Manager, or Director
Helps run healthcare facilities
- Industrial Hygienist
Helps reduce workplace dangers
- Refugee Specialist
Advocates for and assists refugees and asylum seekers
- State and Federal Environmental Specialist
Identify environmental threats related to disease
- Staff of Non-Governmental Organization
Runs organizations
- Public Health Professor
Teaches public health
- Mental Health Researcher
Researches causes and interventions for mental illness
- Outcomes Researcher
Research links between health practices and outcomes
- Vaccine Researcher
Research and advance vaccines
- Bioterrorism Researcher
Understand and prepare for diseases related to biological warfare
- Pharmacoepidemiologist
Studies drug effects at a population level
- Epidemiologist
Helps identify and prevent public health problems
- Infection Preventionist
Work to reduce the spread of infectious disease
- Biostatistician
Researches public health using statistics
- Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Administrator
Implements programs to prevent domestic violence and protect those affected
- Human Trafficking Prevention and Rehabilitation Administrator
Implements programs preventing human trafficking or assisting victims
- Emergency Preparedness Specialist
Specializes in emergency preparedness education and training
- Public Health or Environmental Health Emergency Response Expert
Coordinates responses to health emergencies
- Academic Policy Advisor
Prepare and advise public health educational programs
- Health Communications Specialist
Works for public or private organizations to promote healthy lifestyle choices
- Disease Ecologist
Researches and evaluates ecological changes of pathogens and disease
- Health Promotions Program Coordinator
Manages and plans health promotion programs
- Nutritionist
Educates patients regarding nutrition guidelines
- Public Health Information Officer
Provides the public with information on disease prevention
- Public Health Consultant
Implement policies to improve public health
- Consumer Safety Officer
Ensure FDA regulations are enforced
- Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
Provides services through mental health providers
- Environmental Health Technician
Implements environmental health programs
- Health Teacher
Improves health awareness through education
- Disaster Preparedness Researcher
Create plans related to natural disasters
- Community Health Worker
Connects the community to human services
- Reproductive Health Specialist
Provides information and support to the public related to reproduction and STDs