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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely not. You don't have to work strictly for a public health organization. I, for instance, work for a military agency in the environmental field. My concentration was environmental health, but I took several courses in pertaining to environmental laws (i.e. NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA, etc). My SIL is a physician and recently graduated with her MPH. I have a colleague who did a rotation as a DHHS scholar and is now a public health analyst doing exactly what she wanted. Three very distinct careers. If it matters to some, my colleague and I received a B&M degree and my SIL received her hybrid (half classroom, half online) degree from a top B&M public health school in the nation.

When it comes to govt jobs, a grad degree can put you over the edge for some jobs. It's exactly what happened to me. Once my grad degree hit my resume, I started getting almost 100% referrals for the target grade I wanted. This degree, along with several other 'terminal' degrees', doesn't just pigeonhole someone in one arena. I don't apply all of my training in my daily work, but I didn't get the degree for that. It's what you make of it. Expecting this degree to bring job offers and make a career is probably why someone isn't getting the results they want. It's a broad field, which in my opinion, means someone has to mold their resume, work experience, and qualifications to a particular job/field.[/quote]

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