<p>Hey guys I have a question, does the Bachelor of Arts degree for Public Health lead to becoming a Public Health Analyst or does a Bachelor of Science degree lean more towards that job? Or do both work fine? </p>
<p>What do you mean by “public health analyst”? There is no such job title. Please be more specific. The entry level degree for public health is an MPH. However, your undergrad degree doesn’t have to be in public health. If you describe more what job you are gearing toward, I can advise. (I am a public health professor.)</p>
<p>When in doubt, google “public health analyst”.</p>
<p><a href=“https://icfi.taleo.net/careersection/icf_prof_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=195620&src=JB-10080”>https://icfi.taleo.net/careersection/icf_prof_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=195620&src=JB-10080</a>
<a href=“https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/366265800”>https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/366265800</a></p>
<p>Nice geo1113, but if you note from my post. I’m a public health professor (>20 years). I prepare students for careers in public health. I think I have a pretty good understanding of the career paths in public health - much better than you and much better than some random crap you googled. “Public health analyst” is a nonsense phrase. There is no such thing. That job description you posted is for an epidemiologist, masters level prepared. I don’t care what they call it. There’s no undergraduate program that will train someone to the level of proficiency needed to carry out those duties with any degree of competency. Like I said, I’ve been teaching at the graduate level in public health for over 20 years, so I know what I’m talking about. However, it’s also possible for the nonsense phrase of “public health analyst” to be applied to activities of public health professionals in a wide range of domains. Hence, why I asked the OP for more information regarding his/her substantive interests so I can provide some guidance.</p>
<p>Better information on careers in public health than random crap googled from the internet:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.whatispublichealth.org/careers/index.html”>http://www.whatispublichealth.org/careers/index.html</a></p>
<p>This website is maintained by ASPH - Association of Schools of Public Health</p>
<p>You can be condescending and know it all, but the fact remains there is a job title “public health analyst” no matter how BS you think it is.</p>
<p>You feel condescended to because you know nothing. If you think I “know it all” based on my 20+ years of experience training public health professionals, then so be it. I could care less what you think. Your experience training public health professionals is what, exactly? Nada, correct? So, I may not “know it all”, but I know considerably more than you regarding public health. Other than being king/queen of the google, you have nothing of substance to offer the OP, do you? Right, that’s what I thought. If you don’t have anything of substance to offer the OP, why are you even bothering?</p>
<p>While I don’t know much, I do know something. I have a family member who has an MPH from an Ivy League School and had the job title Public Health Analyst. So again, when you say no such title exists, you are wrong. Over and out!!!</p>
<p>Uhm what I want to know now is which degree for public health will better my chances for success after college and grad school or are they both equal. I know the differences among a BS and a BA in public health, I want to know which is better to pursue. Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Hi Jvandai,
Do you know what kind of work you want to do in public health? Have you looked at the website I linked to above (<a href=“http://www.whatispublichealth.org/careers/index.html”>http://www.whatispublichealth.org/careers/index.html</a>)? The answer to your question depends somewhat on what direction you’re interested in. If you are most interested in epidemiology or environmental health, then a BS with a focus on science and quantitative methods would be best. If you’re interested in Health Promotion, though (for example), a BA would be fine. Regardless of whether your undergraduate degree is a BA or a BS, you should develop strength in quantitative methods, such as statistics. All public health students at the graduate level have to take coursework in epidemiology and biostatistics. When you apply for graduate school, the admissions committee will review your undergraduate transcript to see how you did in any quantitative and/or science classes you took. For a masters applicant, we usually look for a minimum of 3.0 GPA over all, and also a 3.0 minimum in math/science classes specifically. You also have to submit GRE scores (Graduate Record Exam, similar to an SAT but for graduate school admission). For a masters applicant, a cut-off 153/144 (V/Q) is usually the minimum score you’d need, although scores over 160/148 (V/Q) would be preferred. The personal statement is also important and should demonstrate a clear interest in public health. If you have an opportunity to work in a public health setting or for a public health type program, this would be beneficial too. The website I linked to provides some suggestions for that.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>I agree with NT2000’s points above. Without knowing the context, it sounds as though some government agency has classified one of their epidemiologist positions as a “public health analyst” for civil service/bureaucratic purposes. It truly does not have any intrinsic meaning to those of us in public health. I’m an epidemiologist who has worked in state health departments, for CDC, for USAID, and currently for a medical specialty society. In my day, there was no such thing as an undergrad major in public health. I was an international relations and economics double major, and went to grad school in public health because I was interested in public health issues in developing countries. Soon after beginning my master’s program in international health, I realized that I would come out of that program knowing a lot about international health issues, but ill-equipped to actually DO anything about them. So, I switched to epidemiology in order to develop a more tangible “skill set”, for better or worse. Best of luck.</p>