How do you justify the pay?

[jman128]

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https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/?jobPath=...n=A&JobOpeningId=129108&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1

For NYC thats a terrible salary for a costly Masters degree.

 

[Solara]

Ha, wow, and that's for an expensive city like NYC!

That's typical of state jobs--they don't pay as well as federal jobs. Higher pay in public health comes with seniority, which is oftentimes associated with an MD or PhD degree.

You don't go into public health for the money as well.

 

[jman128]

the listing went away but the salary was about 40,000 to 50,000 dollars

 

[kutmasta]

listing is still there for me, shows the salary as $46,631-62,534. that's quite a range there...

but as the previous poster said, state jobs typically pay less, and in my opinion, are much less competitive than federal or corporate in terms of securing the job. i guess if you're fresh out of school and need some work experience to start climbing that ladder, this would suffice.

 

[nietzsche754]

The salary is so low where I work at a county health department in Georgia even the HR people complained they couldn't keep employees. I started out at $22,406.25 a year as a program manager. Think twice about a MPH unless you are getting a MD with it!

 

[536147]

First, this NYC job posting doesn't require a MPH- I don't have my degree yet, but I am qualified for that position. Next, I think that just happens to be an exceptionally low paying job. Take a look here, which is a job at the RI Dept of Health. RI/Providence has significantly lower living costs than NYC, and the lowest salary range for that job is higher than the NYC one, AND it still doesn't require anything more than a Bachelor's degree. As to the last part of your statement...you justify the pay if this is what you really want to do. I have explored other career paths enough to know that PH is what I want to spend the rest of my life doing, and no other field will interest me to the same degree. So, I'll continue working my butt off to put away money so I can get my MPH without taking out excessive loans, and then I'll continue on a career path that may not be the most lucrative, but is one which I think will allow me to positively impact the lives of many, many people. That, at least, is how I am justifying it.

 

[drrobin]

First, this NYC job posting doesn't require a MPH- I don't have my degree yet, but I am qualified for that position. Next, I think that just happens to be an exceptionally low paying job. Take a look here, which is a job at the RI Dept of Health. RI/Providence has significantly lower living costs than NYC, and the lowest salary range for that job is higher than the NYC one, AND it still doesn't require anything more than a Bachelor's degree. As to the last part of your statement...you justify the pay if this is what you really want to do. I have explored other career paths enough to know that PH is what I want to spend the rest of my life doing, and no other field will interest me to the same degree. So, I'll continue working my butt off to put away money so I can get my MPH without taking out excessive loans, and then I'll continue on a career path that may not be the most lucrative, but is one which I think will allow me to positively impact the lives of many, many people. That, at least, is how I am justifying it.

hello stg99 it means mph is not worth the money you are spending on it?

 

[xayide]

How do you justify the pay? Don't live in a high cost of living area with low pay and pay as little for your MPH as possible. Most people are not going to get rich in public health so if degree value=high salary, this is the wrong career for you. But you don't have to go broke either.

I worked in public health for as long as I could without the MPH, worked my way into a position with high pay and tuition reimbursement (in a relatively low cost of living city), then applied and was accepted into a well respected state program that offered scholarship aid and will allow me to attend part time so I can continue working full time. But I have no desire to work in New York City or any other extremely high cost of living area so my path worked for me.

 

[graddoc2013]

I went to an international medical school, I was wondering if its worth it if I get an MPH. I don't know if MPH/MD will get me an decent salary without residency

 

[Solara]

I went to an international medical school, I was wondering if its worth it if I get an MPH. I don't know if MPH/MD will get me an decent salary without residency

As an International Medical Graduate, I would focus foremost on getting your residency done, especially if you want to do some clinical work. Even in the public health realm, residency training can be beneficial, depending on what position you're looking at. And if you find that you don't want to do public health, having the residency will be a gateway to a very stable future in the US.

If you get an MPH and can land a job at an international organization like the World Bank or WHO, you're set. But oftentimes it takes solid international experience and sometimes good connections to get those jobs. With some of these organizations, they may not look as closely if you have done residency or not (but this DEPENDS on each specific organization). They will look first and foremost whether you have the skillset necessary for the job position they're offering.

I would do the MPH if you feel that it will be important to the type of work you want to do.