The Health & Human Services Career Community encompasses career paths involving promoting healthy communities, health and safety in the workplace, policy development, working with youth and families, research, disease reduction, developing treatment options, understanding health behavior, studying and communicating environmental impacts on human health, physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, athletic training, nutritional guidance, and more.
Career settings for these types of career paths include nonprofit organizations, government offices, schools, community centers, research institutions, labs, public health agencies, hospitals, clinics, and fitness centers.
Common degree programs include:
Behavior, Social, and Community Health (M.P.H.)
Public Health Administration (M.P.H.)
Safety Management (M.S.)
Athletic Training (M.S.)
Recreational Therapy (M.S.)
Kinesiology (M.S.)
Biostatistics (M.S., Ph.D.)
Environmental Health (M.P.H.)
Environmental Health (Ph.D.)
Environmental & Occupational Health (M.S.)
Epidemiology (M.P.H.)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.)
Health Behavior (Ph.D.)
Human Performance (Ph.D.)
Nutrition (Ph.D.)
Career paths in this career community are diverse and dynamic and for students who are interested in working in the sports and hospitality industries, or an adjacent human-centric industry.
Upon graduation, employment options could include working for a collegiate or professional sports organization, as a corporate event or wedding planner, in the hospitality industry, in a parks and recreation setting, for a community or non-profit organization, as a sports agent or scout, at a marketing firm, or within a large organization's marketing department.
Common degree programs include:
Athletic Administration & Sport Management (M.S.)
Human Performance in Sport Management (Ph.D.)
Leisure Behavior (Ph.D.)
Outdoor Recreation (M.S.)
Recreation Administration (M.S.)
Sport and Coaching Science (M.S.)
Tourism Management (M.S.)
