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Employers of recent UAB School of Public Health graduates reported that our students are more prepared to work with diverse populations in a respectful or sensitive manner than graduates from other institutions. Employers also reported a high level of satisfaction with our students’ ability to strengthen, support and mobilize communities and partnerships and to assess and monitor population health status and community needs.

A degree in public health opens a range of career opportunities in both the public and private sectors. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) reports that local health departments need a 70% increase in their full-time public health workforce to provide the minimum services necessary to sustain the public health system. The government public health workforce anticipates a large number of retirements in the coming years, and these positions will need to be filled.

This shortage of public health workers means that career opportunities for students trained in public health are exceptionally strong and will continue to grow in the future. The field of public health is rapidly changing and expanding, leading to new opportunities for students trained at accredited schools of public health.

All students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have access to the university’s Career Center opens a new website, which offers resources and support to students in career planning and partners with the School of Public Health to offer tailored career advice.

What Can You Do with a Public Health Degree?

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