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What Do Public Health Analysts With an MPH Degree Do?

Learn about this and other rewarding public health careers, and how you can earn a Master of Public Health degree.

Public health careers offer all of the challenges and rewards that come with a dedication to improving the health and safety of others. There is a wide range of jobs in public health in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Many of those career paths require a Master of Public Health degree, an advanced degree that will prepare you to address health issues around the globe.

If you are committed to improving public health outcomes, one of your options is a career as a public health analyst. Learn more about this career path and how you can earn your advanced degree through an online MPH program.

What Do Public Health Analysts With an MPH Degree Do?

Public Health Analysts at Work

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading public health agency in the U.S., with more than 12,000 employees across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and more than 120 countries.1 Its employees fill nearly 150 different occupations, all with the shared task of responding to natural and manmade events where the health and lives of the public may be in danger. The CDC works with officials and community health workers at the state and local levels to prevent premature death, injury, and disease.

Many of the public health professionals working at the CDC started out as public health majors and have studied in some of the world’s top public health programs. Public health analyst is one of the key roles at agencies such as the CDC. Public health analysts work to help individuals, families, and communities lead healthier lives.2 Some of the duties of this position include:

  • Educating communities about relevant health issues.
  • Conducting comprehensive research, review, and analysis on a wide variety of public health programs and reporting the findings in staff papers.
  • Serving on committees, study groups, and public health task groups that review and develop public health policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of current public health programs and policies to determine where new or changed policies are required to effectively execute public health programs, missions, and functions.
  • Preparing Congressional testimony, policy documents, briefings, reports, summaries, responses to requests for information, and other documents.

CDC job listings for this position show the pay range as $77,058 to $140,765 per year,3 an excellent public health salary. Public health analysts and those seeking similar jobs in public health can find positions in major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta; New York; and Washington, D.C.

Land the Job With an MPH Degree

You can find public health analyst positions in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and one of the best steps you can take to prepare for the right job is to earn your Master of Public Health degree. If you’ve been looking for a program that lets you take online classes around your busy schedule, Walden University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program may be right for you.

At Walden, students can gain a solid foundation in the core areas of public health, as well as the multidisciplinary, global perspective required to address complex health issues around the world.

If you’re ready to earn your MPH degree and start making an impact on your career and community, find out how Walden can get you on your way.

Walden University is an accredited institution offering a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program online. Expand your career options and earn your degree using a convenient, flexible learning platform that fits your busy life.

1 Source: https://www.cdc.gov/about/facts/cdcfastfacts/cdcfacts.html
2 Source: https://jobs.cdc.gov/job/new-york/public-health-analyst/250/7466132
3 Source: www.federaljobsearch.com/federal/job/public-health-analyst-multiple-locations/?jobid=1903369

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, www.hlcommission.org.

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