Careers for an online Master of
Public Health
There are a number of career paths for online MPH graduates. With Regis College’s concentrations in Epidemiology or Health Policy and Management, students can take their career into a variety of areas, depending on their interests.
Jobs for MPH professionals in epidemiology and health policy and management span the public, private, corporate, and government sectors. Click on the sections below to understand more about the specific jobs related to each concentration that we offer.
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The epidemiology field is focused on surveillance and investigation of data trends in health and disease. Epidemiologists investigate the causes of disease and other public health problems to prevent them from spreading or happening again.
Employers often include: City and state government, hospitals, medical foundations, and large employers like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The BLS estimates a 5% growth from 2018 – 2028 in this industry (as fast as average).*
Median salary: $70,820.*
Epidemiology Careers:
Nutritional Epidemiologist
Nutritional epidemiologists investigate how diet affects health and disease in human populations, or the science of public health nutrition.
Chronic Disease Epidemiologist
Chronic disease epidemiologists examine the natural history of chronic health disorders to then explore options for the treatment of these disorders and diseases.
Molecular Epidemiologist
Molecular epidemiologists study molecular or genetic markers to trace the development of a disease in a population to understand transmission, as well as the population structure and evolution of bacterial pathogens.
Health policy and management involves working within the government, government agencies, and nonprofit health organizations to effect change through health care policy and how it relates to health services in the community. People in this field work on creating, changing, interpreting, or adapting health policy to make health better for the community.