Become a Master of Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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This Master of Public Health (MPH) program builds on your bachelor’s degree so you can advance your career preventing disease transmission, promoting health and wellness in communities, and increasing health equity across the globe. As threats ranging from obesity to addiction to viral pandemics emerge around the world, public health initiatives save lives with informed policies, initiatives, vaccines, and more. As a comprehensive healthcare university, MCPHS will give you all the resources you need to take your career in this vital field to the next level.
Why choose the MPH program at MCPHS?
- Prepare to Lead: The world needs motivated public health workers more than ever. In our MPH program, you’ll take courses in topics such as quantitative and qualitative research methods, environmental health sciences, health policy, and community health that prepare you to develop strategies that address complex health issues in a meaningful career.
- Flexibility: In this flexible program, you can study on a full-or part-time basis, either on the Boston campus—located in the Longwood Medical Area healthcare hub—or online.
- Career Advancement: An MPH from MCPHS helps qualify you for some of the leading jobs in the public health sector, from healthcare administrator to epidemiologist to health policy analyst and more.
- Job Satisfaction: Having a meaningful career improving the access to and attainment of health for people regionally, nationally, and globally is satisfying on many levels. Many public health workers report high levels of satisfaction, knowing they’ve had an impact on the health of others.
Values driven. Outcome oriented.
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In the country for ROIA Georgetown University study ranked MCPHS third in the U.S. among 4,600 colleges for return on investment (ROI).
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Job GrowthPotential job growth for epidemiologists is 16% by 2034 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Most TransformativeMoney magazine ranked MCPHS fourth among 700+ U.S. universities based on metrics such as graduation rates and earnings (2020)
Values driven. Outcome oriented.
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