<p>What is the weight of the Masters of Public Health? Is it advantageous or considered worthy to get one for future academic pursuits or employment opportunities?</p>
<p>Some, if not most, employers of public health require an MPH degree. So it is definitely advantageous because you may not be able to get the job without it! Depends what you want to do…</p>
<p>Public Health has so many subprograms, so you have to come in with a specialization before applying (similar to wanting a graduate degree in broad areas, like Psych or “Engineering”)</p>
<p>do people get paid a good salary with a masters in public health?</p>
<p>Again, it depends on the job. It is the same reason you can’t say that everyone who graduates from ________ gets paid a lot out of school. I suggest doing some research on the jobs you might be interested in, checking their requirements, and looking at other relevant information such as salary.</p>
<p>if you want to get your DrPH, for most places it’s a requirement to have your MPH…so it depends, i guess, on what your personal goals are…</p>
<p>my mother btw when she just had her MPH (before she went back to school to get the DrPH so she could teach) did mostly diet counseling and supervising food preparation at prisons and hospitals…though she was also at the time an RD.</p>
<p>if i specialize in health services or management, should i expect a good salary?</p>
<p>is a Masters of Public Health even considered praiseworthy or useful these days? I can’t find much about it, so anything is good</p>
<p>the reason i ask because my parents tell me to steer away from a career in the social sciences or public health because my life would be miserable and a much more easier route would be to go into accounting and get a cpa</p>
<p>Whatever you enjoy will be the best thing for you. You don’t want to have a career that you dislike. If you like it, chances are you’ll be good at it, and you will be paid well for it. </p>
<p>I would suggest you look on government websites, career sites, or something like that. We aren’t going to do the research for you. It also depends if you do private or public sector. This affects salary, nature of the job, etc…</p>
<p>I would probably accuse my parents of offering poor advice if they told me I should get a CPA and be an accountant instead of pursuing what I enjoy.</p>
<p>MPH holders have a wide variety of job options that cross many borders including social science, nursing, biomedical research, healthcare management, policy etc. As far as jobs with high earning potentials per year of training, this is among the best.</p>
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<p>Of course a Master of Public Health is praiseworthy. It’s an entry-level degree to a wide variety of health and community services positions. It’s similar to a MSW or MURP degree.</p>