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For Educators: Military Resources
Areas of Study

Health and Medicine

About This Area of Study

This area represents a professional path toward health and medicine. While doctors and nurses are occupations that might quickly come to mind, they’re but a small slice of the health care vocations available. An education in health and medicine is designed to create licensed professionals and assistants in the health care, clinical sciences and related administrative and support services fields.


What You Can Expect to Do

Helping people is at the heart of this area of study. Those who pursue it enroll in medical fields such as dentistry, mental health, clinical nutrition and more. However, there are other paths to consider too, such as laboratory science, medical illustrations and informatics, and health administration.

Types of Programs

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting
  • Chiropractic
  • Communication Disorders and Sciences
  • Dentistry and Oral Sciences
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Medical Clinical Sciences
  • Mental and Social Health Services
  • Optometry
  • Pharmacy
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Patient Care
  • Medical Illustrations and Informatics
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
  • Health Education
  • Alternative Medicine
  • Registered Nursing

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Making School More Affordable With the Military

We get it: It seems like college is more expensive every year. The good news is there are ways to make it more affordable, including serving for a set period in the Military, which can cover up to 100% of the cost through its generous Tuition Assistance programs. Oh, and you don’t have to put your schooling on hold to do it.

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Related Occupations

Health Science

Nurse Anesthetists

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

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Median Salary

208,000

Job Outlook

+40%
Health Science

Nurse Midwives

Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.

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Median Salary

129,650

Job Outlook

+40%
Health Science

Nurse Practitioners

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

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Median Salary

126,260

Job Outlook

+40%
Information Technology

Business Intelligence Analysts

Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.

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Median Salary

108,020

Job Outlook

+36%
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Data Scientists

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

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Median Salary

108,020

Job Outlook

+36%
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Clinical Data Managers

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

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Median Salary

108,020

Job Outlook

+36%
Information Technology

Information Security Analysts

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

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Median Salary

120,360

Job Outlook

+33%
Health Science

Medical and Health Services Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

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Median Salary

110,680

Job Outlook

+29%
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Schools That Offer This Area of Study

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Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

Tuition

16,450

Students

251,081

School Type

Private, not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Midsize | Suburb

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Tuition

8,300

Students

236,992

School Type

Private, not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Large | Suburb

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Tuition

9,465

Students

164,377

School Type

Public, 2-year

Size & Setting

Large | Urban

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Tuition

17,263

Students

159,769

School Type

Private, for-profit, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Large | Urban

University of Phoenix-Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

Tuition

9,552

Students

144,109

School Type

Private, for-profit, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Large | Urban

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Tuition

15,822

Students

138,745

School Type

Private, not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Small | Urban

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Tuition

6,960

Students

103,845

School Type

Public, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Medium | Urban

Dallas College

Dallas, TX

Tuition

6,000

Students

99,774

School Type

Public, 4-year or above

Size & Setting

Large | Urban
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