Table 1.
Characteristics of the study programs. Study sample n = 39
| Academic home | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional and program characteristics | School of health professions n = 18 | School of public health n = 15 | College of arts and sciences n = 6 | |
| Establishment of the PH major | ||||
| Before 2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000–2010 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011–2015 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Geographic location | ||||
| South | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| West | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Northeast | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Midwest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Institution size | ||||
| <5000 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 5000–20,000 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| >20,000 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Application into the major | ||||
| Application required | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| Total no. of students in the major | ||||
| <50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 50–149 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 150–499 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| >500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Degree offerings | ||||
| BS only | 16 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| BA only | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| BS or BA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Minor | 6 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| MPH | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Internship | ||||
| Internship required | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 |