B.S in Public Health
Make a Difference in the World
With a B.S. in Public Health, you'll prepare for a career that creates healthy communities through education, research and promotion of healthy environments and lifestyles. Also explore the minors below and the accelerated BS to MS degree program.
Make a difference in the world by improving human health. Our programs include:
- Public Health (MPH) - Promote the health of individuals, communities and the world through the synthesis of research and application of best practices in public health. Programs include:
- Health Information Management (MS) - Analyze and understand how data can best be used to improve healthcare outcomes.
Graduate Certificates
Public Health Certificate Programs
To apply or for more information, contact the undergraduate or graduate admissions office.
Shannon Gray '18, '19
Public Health
Shannon Gray started earning her master's degree in Public Health with a focus on epidemiology as an undergraduate. Her internship with the Uxbridge Board of Health broadened her exposure to the role public health professionals play and strengthened her skills.
The curriculum, professors and internships for the MPH program are excellent.
Kate Killion '21
Public Health – Dietetics
Kate Killion came to UML because it’s the only university in New England that offers a dietetics degree with a public health perspective.
The UMass Lowell program really emphasizes the public health influences, even on individual health.
Chandni Shahdev '20
Public Health – Epidemiology
Her master’s degree in public health and research experiences helped Chandni Shahdev get a job with the CDC Foundation, working with employers to prevent and contain outbreaks of COVID-19.
UMass Lowell stood out. I was really impressed by the research the faculty were doing.
Benedicta Agyemang-Brantuo '22
Chemistry
Benedicta Agyemang-Brantuo won the 2021 MLK Service Award for starting a club to address health disparities – amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
There’s a Martin Luther King quote that inspired me: ‘Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.’