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.
Iffat Farah ’21
Master of Public Health, Healthcare Management
Iffat Farah works as a community workforce program coordinator for the Lowell Community Health Center.
The care and attention that I got from my professors were priceless to me.
Mallory Hillard ’11
Community Health & Sustainability
Thanks to UMass Lowell, Hillard says she's found true satisfaction and happiness in her career and in herself.
Perhaps the single most important opportunity my education provided was ‘real-world’ interactions.
Alytah Noum '23
Public Health
For her practicum course experience, Alytah Noum was hired by the Lowell Community Health Center as a community health worker.
I have had so many valuable experiences in this internship that will contribute to my career development in public health.
Tara Lynch '15, '19
Psychology, Public Health
Tara Lynch's experience during her undergraduate psychology program practicum working with a community agency to improve outcomes for rape survivors led her to pursue a Master of Public Health.
Designing studies, analyzing risk factors and human behaviors – that's what I'm doing right now, and it's what I love.