Professionals involved in the promotion of promote and protect the health and well-being of people through prevention, education, research, and community engagement. Professionals in the field of public health typically have a from accredited programs that offer education in public health, health policy, or health care administration.
Undergraduate pre-requisites and recommended courses:
- Schools of public health do not follow a clearly defined standard of pre-requisite courses
- Recommended course work includes familiarity with biological and other natural sciences, statistics, and social and behavioral sciences
- Students interested in research careers in epidemiology and other quantitative fields of public health study are encouraged to pursue course work on mathematics, statistics, and data science
- Students interested in public health and health care administration are encouraged to pursue course work in business administration, economics, statistics, and data science
Target Undergraduate cumulative GPA: > 3.0
Experience: exposure to health care, community service, and leadership
Standardized Graduate Admission Test:
Application Information
- Stay on top of your pre-public health studies and planning with the guidance for the prospective students
- You can apply to most, but not all, of the country’s approximately 150 or programs through the (SOPHAS)