Degrees

The School of Public Health offers 12 doctoral, masters and joint degrees, online certificates and an undergraduate program.

Master Degrees:

• Master of Public Health (MPH) -- Full-time program focusing on the five core disciplines of public health. Extensive practicum component. Concentrations:
  • Community Health and Prevention
  • Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Management and Policy
  • Biostatistics

• Master of Public Health, Executive Program (Executive MPH) Philadelphia -- Program designed for working professionals to accelerate or change careers in public health. Program meets one weekend a month, and makes extensive use of online learning.

• Master of Public Health, Executive Program ( Executive MPH) Sacramento Graduate Center -- Program designed for working professionals to accelerate or change careers in public health. Program meets one weekend a month, and makes extensive use of online learning.  Classes are held at Drexel's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.

• Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics -- Prepares students to make immediate contributions to the public health and biomedical research enterprise upon graduation.

Doctoral Degrees:

• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Community Health & Prevention --  Prepares candidates for leadership roles in education, research, and practice through theoretical and content study as well as practical experience.

• Doctorate (PhD) in Epidemiology --  Full-time research-focused degree program that will prepare graduates to use the science of epidemiology in research to ask and answer substantial and innovative public health questions.

• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Health Policy and Social Justice -- Prepares students to play strong professional roles in developing and implementing policies that improve public health by focusing on those who are most vulnerable.

Joint Degrees:

• Joint Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH) -- Students in this program have enriched public health content with two years of medical school and a third year of study full-time in the School of Public Health. Students are able to enter clinical rotations and residency selection having obtained the MPH degree.

• Joint Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Health (JD/MPH) -- The joint program in law and public health allows highly motivated students to study law and public health in an integrated manner.  They take courses at Drexel’s Earle Mack School of Law and School of Public Health and earn degrees from both.

Certificate Offerings:

• Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics --  This program provides research-oriented training in the theory and tools of core public health disciplines. Students build the statistical background needed to conduct research and learn how to develop hypotheses, analyze data, interpret and communicate results.

• Certificate in Global Health -- This unique certificate program, which is part of the school’s new Global Health Initiative, is designed for current students and working professionals looking to acquire additional skills or to better impact the health of others on a global scale.  The curriculum for the global health certificate uniquely blends online courses, seminars and international field experiences.

• Certificate in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health -- The LGBT Health certificate program provides students advanced professional skills in research, sampling and measurement methodologies in order to address health disparities specifically pertinent to LGBT populations.

Undergraduate Degrees

• Undergraduate Minor in Public Health -- The Public Health undergraduate minor degree is designed to give students a broad overview of the field’s diversity. The undergraduate degree program compliments existing studies for students pursuing pre-med, pre-law, biology and business curricula and students interested in population-based applications of psychology, sociology and communications theory.