Online B.A. in Health Education and Promotion
Prepare To Sit for the CHES® Exam
Benedictine University’s online B.A. in Health Education and Promotion gives you specialized knowledge and skills to bring health education to communities, schools, hospitals, organizations and businesses. You’ll also gain the academic requirements needed to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®) exam.
In this bachelor’s degree, you’ll learn to foster awareness of lifestyle behaviors and promote healthy changes. The curriculum also includes topics in nutrition, a valuable part of health education.
If you’d like to move into Benedictine’s Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), this bachelor’s degree will give you a head start.
When you make the choice to earn your online degree from Benedictine University, you choose to not compromise. Your career stays on track as you balance online classes with work and you graduate with enhanced skills and a degree from a prestigious and historic university. Compromise is not in our vocabulary…nor should it be in yours.
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Discover Our Comprehensive Health Education Bachelor’s Degree
Our bachelor’s degree in health education and health promotion offers a well-rounded approach to the field and maintains a balanced curriculum without a science-heavy focus. Course topics in the major’s 37 credit hours include food systems, health coaching, nutrition and wellness.
Pursue Health Education Careers in Many Settings
The health education and health promotion degree expands your skillset and resume, so you can pursue advancement in community and public health, corporate wellness, medical offices, school health and other organizations. Become a Certified Health Education Specialist® to further increase your salary potential.
Careers for Health Education and Promotion Graduates
Wellness Directors $70,838 Average base salary1
Health Education Specialists $62,860 2023 median wage2
Public Health Educators $55,145 Average base salary3
Community Health Coordinators $50,688 Average base salary4
Engage with Your Education
With a focus on usability and design, our online learning framework–Engage Learning Management System (LMS)—is built according to industry best practices and is always improving. It’s easy to use, facilitates communication through live chat with faculty and classmates, and gives you an increased social presence.
Connect to Your Future
Learning online may not feel like a traditional college experience because it’s not. The curriculum mirrors that of an on-campus program and the professors are the same. But online learning gives you more say in how earning your degree fits into your already busy life. You determine how to balance your online program with work, family and other commitments. BenU gives you all the student support and career-related services you’d find on campus. Connecting to your future online may be the best choice for you.
Sources
- Payscale. “Average Wellness Director Salary.” September 3, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Health Education Specialists.” August 29, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/.
- Payscale. “Average Public Health Educator Salary.” April 2, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/.
- Payscale. “Average Community Health Coordinator Salary.” February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/.