Monetary and Nonmonetary Costs and Benefits of a Public Health Master’s Degree in the 21st Century

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 978-985
Author(s):  
Angela J. Beck ◽  
Jonathon P. Leider ◽  
Heather Krasna ◽  
Beth A. Resnick
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Net Benefit ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Master’S Degree

As postsecondary tuition and debt levels continue to rise, the value proposition of higher education has been increasingly called into question by the popular media and the general public. Recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics now show early career earnings and debt, by program, for thousands of institutions across the United States. This comes at an inflection point for public health education—master’s degrees have seen 20 years of growth, but forecasts now call for, at best, stagnation. Forces inside and outside the field of public health are shifting supply and demand for public health master’s degrees. We discuss these forces and identify potential monetary and nonmonetary costs and benefits of these degrees. Overall, we found a net benefit in career outcomes associated with a public health master’s degree, although it is clear that some other master’s degrees likely offer greater lifetime earning potentials or lower lifetime debt associated with degree attainment. We outline the issues academic public health must engage in to successfully attract and train the next generation of public health graduates.

Time to Graduation of Three Different Master’s Degrees in Psychology at a Public University

2012 ◽  
pp. 808-818
Author(s):  
Dennis G. Fisher ◽  
Grace L. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Graduation Rates ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Master’S Degree

There has been a considerable amount of interest in graduation rates of baccalaureate degree programs in the educational literature. There has also been some attention given to graduation from doctoral programs and from associate degree programs. However, there is almost no literature on the graduation rates for Master’s degree programs. This report uses a method of analysis known as survival analysis or event history analysis to examine the time to event for two different events leading to completion of a Master’s degree. One event is the time to preliminary examination, and the other event is the time to final thesis defense or final examination. The data compare three different Master’s programs in a psychology department of one of the largest campuses of one of the largest public university systems in the United States.

scholarly journals ACCREDITATION, LICENSING, AND SPECIALIZATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Graham ◽  
Marolo Alfaro
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
International Projects ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board directs undergraduate programs towards a broadly based education in engineering. Employers accept the need for a broad education but also want young engineers to have specialist training for practice. These very different requirements appear at first sight to be in conflict. In the United States and Europe, but not yet in Canada, licensing bodies are moving towards requiring a master’s degree or equivalent for licensing. Companies that engage in international projects are concerned they may be unable to compete if other countries require master’s degrees for licensing, while Canada does not. Universities should develop broad educational undergraduate programs that can actually be completed in four years in principal areas like civil, electrical, mechanical engineering. Additional effort should be directed towards specialist master’s programs that provide training for employability.

Comment on: “The Five-Year Program Debate Continues: An Updated Analysis of the Supply of and Demand for Master's Degrees in Accounting”

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Howard ◽  
Bruce H. Lubich
Keyword(s):  
Master's Degree ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Accounting Graduates

This paper comments on Miller's update of his 1996 analysis of the supply and demand for accounting graduates. His claim that there continues to be an imbalance between supply and demand is shown to be an overestimate resulting from two factors: (1) not using the best data available and (2) limited definitions of those who demand accounting degrees and what qualifies as a Master's degree in accounting.

scholarly journals Toward a Culture of Health in the United States: Introducing the HPP Arts in Public Health Supplement

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5S-7S
Author(s):  
Jill Sonke ◽  
Lourdes Rodríguez ◽  
Melissa A. Valerio-Shewmaker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
The University ◽  
Critical Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion Practice

The arts—and the arts and culture sector—offer fertile ground for achieving a culture of health in the United States. The arts and artists are agents of change and can help enable this vision and also address the most critical public health issues we are contending with, including COVID-19 and racism. The arts provide means for engaging dialogue, influencing behaviors, disrupting paradigms and fueling social movements. The arts uncover and illuminate issues. They engage us emotionally and intellectually. They challenge assumptions. They call out injustice. They drive collective action. They heal—making arts + public health collaboration very relevant in this historic moment. In this special Health Promotion Practice supplement on arts in public health, you’ll find powerful examples and evidence of how cross-sector collaboration between public health and the arts can advance health promotion goals and impacts, and make health promotion programs not only more accessible to diverse populations but also more equitable and effective in addressing the upstream systems, policies, and structures that create health disparities. You will see how the arts can empower health communication, support health literacy, provide direct and measurable health benefits to individuals and communities, and support coping and resilience in response to COVID-19. This issue itself exemplifies cross-sector collaboration, as it was created through partnership between Health Promotion Practice, the Society for Public Health Education, ArtPlace America, and the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and presents voices from across the public health, arts, and community development sectors.

Dual Master’s degree in art librarianship, Indiana University, USA

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Author(s):  
Betty Jo Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Fieldwork Experience ◽  
Master’S Degree

In 1985 the dual master’s degree program in art librarianship was developed at Indiana University by the head of the Fine Arts Library, working with faculty members in the School of Fine Arts/Art History and the School of Library and Information Science. This program is designed to prepare students in the United States for professional library and information specialist positions in fine arts libraries and information centers. The student is offered a coordinated approach to achieving two masters degrees — one in art history and the other in library and information science — and must be admitted to both schools. For this program the course ‘Seminar in Art Librarianship’ was devised, covering topics such as administration, collection development, reference services, and visual resources management. Further requirements include a research bibliography course in art history and fieldwork experience in the Fine Arts and Slide libraries. This program seeks to meet the need for a marketable combination of subject–specific and library/information science education for art library and visual resources professionals.

Faculty Perspectives on Teaching Public Health at Community Colleges: An Exploratory Snapshot

2020 ◽  
pp. 237337992095656
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Johnson ◽  
Becky Corran ◽  
Andrea Salis ◽  
Anuradha Srivastava ◽  
Lillian U. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Teaching Faculty

The role of community colleges in training public health professionals is of growing importance to the continuum of public health education. Some 5 years have passed since the Framing the Future initiative outlined curricular models at community colleges, and colleges deploying these models are serving as learning sites for public health education at community colleges. While past research has focused on capturing insights from community college executives and program administrators, this study captures perspectives from teaching faculty. Drawing on a national sample of teaching faculty at community colleges and universities accepting transfer students throughout the United States, an online survey of teaching faculty affiliated with public health programs was coupled with follow-up interviews. This study characterizes the nature and scope of public health programming in community colleges and transfer settings, and highlights associated challenges and opportunities as public health becomes further integrated into health professions pathways in 2-year settings and beyond.

scholarly journals Developing a Community-Based Research Project Proposal to Build Public Health Educator Capacity: A Graduate Student Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-804
Author(s):  
Alexander Joseph Baukus
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Person Perspective

This article is the author’s first-person perspective of completing an Applied Practice Experience (APE) at an accredited public health program. Graduate-level public health students in the United States are mandated by the Council on Education for Public Health to complete this supervised field experience to apply knowledge and concepts to real-world public health practice. For his APE, the author worked with a faculty advisor and two community groups to facilitate and submit a community-based participatory research grant proposal. This article discusses the author’s experiences before, during, and after the APE. The author outlines challenges and success of working on this applied project. The article concludes with implications for public health education specialists regarding experiential learning and applied practice experiences for graduate students.

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