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BS in Public Health
Request InformationTransform the quality of health and well-being in your community—while moving your career forward—with Walden’s BS in Public Health.
Next start dates
- Course-Based Courses with a set schedule March 29, 2021
- Tempo Competency-Based Learning Go at your own pace April 05, 2021
Transfer Credits
- Up to 135 Credits
Help create safer, healthier environments
You want to make the world a healthier place. We’ve developed a Bachelor of Science in Public Health program that can help you achieve it. A BS in Public Health program focuses on developing essential skills that can be applied across a range of settings to work toward health equity and community wellness.
Sought-after Skills
Hit the ground running in today’s employment market through curriculum aligned with professional association standards.
CHES Certification Preparation
Choose the Health Promotion and Wellness concentration to prepare for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
Multiple Career Path
Choose the General Program or one of three concentration options to match your program of study with your professional passion.
Earn your degree your way
With three completion options, you can pursue a bachelor’s degree in health studies in a way that makes sense for your life, budget, and learning style.
Program Savings
Speak with an Enrollment Specialist to learn about our current tuition savings.
Get Started NowTwo Ways to Learn
Choose from two degree completion options.
The course-based format may be a good option for you if you prefer an instructor-led approach and learning on a predetermined schedule.
Tempo Competency-Based Learning™ is an alternative way to earn your Walden degree. It’s different from our standard course-based learning because you can work at a pace that makes sense for you, and progress once you’ve shown you understand a subject. With Tempo Learning®, you have the flexibility of online learning, plus the ability to personalize and control the length, cost, and pacing of your program.
See below which specializations are offered in Tempo Competency-Based Learning in addition to our standard course-based learning.
Accelerate Into Master’s (AIM)
Earn up to 20 master’s-level credit hours as an undergraduate, saving you time and money on your Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) or MS in Health Education and Promotion degree. Learn more about Accelerate Into Master’s (AIM)
General Program
The General Program is ideal for those looking to explore the fundamentals of public health, healthcare delivery, and theories of health behavior.
Course-Based Learning AIM TempoHealthcare Management
If you aspire to help improve the performance of healthcare organizations dedicated to public health, this concentration may be for you.
Course-Based Learning TempoHealth Psychology and Behavior
This concentration is ideal if you aspire to work in research, clinical settings, or the community and want to understand why people make certain choices regarding their health.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to this bachelor’s program, you must have a high school diploma or its equivalent and meet the general admission requirements. All applicants must submit a completed online application. Applicants who choose the competency-based option must transfer in 45 credits. More information for international applicants.
Promote Healthier Lives
From chronic disease to the opioid crisis, public health issues are an ongoing priority for the nation. Walden’s BS in Public Health program emphasizes knowledge that can be applied across a range of settings to promote social justice and healthier communities. Explore the challenges impacting population health and healthcare systems today—and gain skills that can open new doors in your career.
Learning Outcomes
This bachelor’s in public health program helps prepare graduates to:
- Explain the historical development and contemporary context of public health, including the infrastructure and organization of public health systems.
- Critically examine the role of public health in protecting and promoting the health of populations locally and globally.
- Analyze social, political, and economical issues which impact public health and healthcare delivery systems within and outside of the U.S.
- Explain the biological effects of infections and chronic diseases on the human body.
- Explain basic epidemiological principles used to study patterns of disease and injury among diverse populations.
- Evaluate health-related research and research methods.
- Analyze the theoretical models including how social, behavioral, cultural, and environmental factors impact behavior change.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to create effective public health programs and services (including program planning, healthcare management, and program evaluation).
- Analyze legal, regulatory, and ethical issues that impact public health practice.
- Articulate how public health policy is developed and how individuals and groups influence policy change.
- Demonstrate effective communication and problem-solving skills necessary for addressing contemporary global public health issues and to promote social change.
What’s the Career Impact of Earning a BS in Public Health?
Turn Your Passion for Helping Others Into a Fulfilling Career
From preventing heart disease to ensuring food safety, America is currently facing a host of public health challenges. Health educators and community health workers help educate populations about behaviors that prevent illness, foster wellness, and promote a better quality of life. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of these professionals is expected to grow by 13% through 2029—much faster than the average for all occupations.
Be a Force of Positive Change
Walden’s BS in Public Health online program can prepare you to make a difference by cultivating healthier communities. You’ll be positioned for rewarding career roles in a range of settings, including:
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Departments of health (state/local state government)
- In the field (testing water, food testing, health and safety testing)
- Nonprofit organizations
- Child healthcare facilities
Career options include:
- Director of rehabilitation
- Public administrator
- Epidemiologist
- Community health worker
- Healthcare administrator
- Policy analyst
- Community outreach coordinator
- Health services manager
- Health officer
- Operations manager
- Program director
- Public health emergency preparedness coordinator
- Public health program specialist
- Public health information officer
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
Testimonials
My biggest inspiration for getting my degree is my parents. They brought their children to the U.S. for a better life and more opportunities in education.
Mary Carmel Basuil BS in Public Health Graduate
Working at a public health department and helping others convinced me to get my BS in Public Health.
Pamela Quinn BS in Public Health Graduate
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