People who work in public health help communities prevent disease and improve health and wellbeing. The two concentrations, Health Sciences and Community Health/Health Promotion, prepare students for a variety of exciting public health careers.
If you’re looking for a fulfilling and meaningful career, the B.S. in Public Health is right for you. As a student, you’ll prepare for careers that promote wellness, prevent diseases and address health disparities on a local, national and global scale.
Earn a B.S. public health degree and gain the skills and knowledge to thrive as a community health professional, epidemiologist, medical and services manager and many other careers. Some of our students pursue graduate studies in public health and health sciences.
UMass Lowell graduates work in a variety of settings, including:
With the public health major, you can choose between two concentrations, each leading to a wide range of career opportunities.
The B.S. in Public Health offers courses that provide a solid foundation in critical thinking, advocacy, leadership, teamwork, research, statistics, biological and life sciences, social and behavioral sciences and communication.
Check out our degree pathways—a suggested four-year schedule—for a possible pathway toward your B.S. in Public Health.
In the final semester, you will participate in a required capstone experience, spending several hours per week in a setting that is associated with your career goals.
Visit the Academic Catalog to view all Public Health courses and learn about the Public Health minor and Population Health Informatics and Technology minor.
Upon completion of the B.S. degree program in Public Health at UMass Lowell, our graduates will be able to:
Gain skills and career connections through learning experiences with our partner organizations, including:
Prepare for success in our Health Sciences Hub, a designated space in the Health and Social Sciences building where you can:
Put your learning into practice. Check out some of the fun ways UML students come together.
Get on the fast track to an advanced degree with our accelerated bachelor's-to-master's program.
Looking back, Jessica Saad doesn’t take for granted how much UMass Lowell —and community health especially— helped prepare her for life outside of college.
Marcus Whitlow began pursuing a health care degree after caring for his family.
For Nery Rodriguez, public health is the perfect major to combine science with helping people and communities.
Kelsey Gonzalez cares for asylum seekers as program manager for Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Global Health.