Boston University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Biostatistics MPH; Environmental Health MPH; Epidemiology MPH; Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rig, International Health DrPH; Maternal and Child Health DrPH; Social and Behavioral DrPH; Epidemiology, International Health; Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies; MCH Leadership Educa

Program Description:

Boston University’s School of Public Health programs provide a comprehensive, well-rounded education in all facets of public health. The School offers educational opportunities for individuals who wish to pursue different levels and approaches to public health. Our goal is to ensure that BUSPH graduates have the knowledge and skills to address complex public health problems and thereby advance the health of populations. The School’s involvement with a variety of communities – through meaningful partnerships with local, state, national, and international agencies and organizations – provides students with an exciting variety of hands-on learning opportunities.

We educate current and future public health professionals for practice-oriented careers that will bring change and effective solutions to public health issues. All of our courses are taught by full-time faculty and by instructors who conduct research and practice public health in the community. Faculty members are biostatisticians, epidemiologists, engineers, social scientists, economists, lawyers, and physicians who focus on finding real solutions to public health problems and on empowering communities to implement them.

The School of Public Health encompasses eight departments – Biostatistics; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights; Health Policy and Management; International Health; Maternal and Child Health; and Social and Behavioral Sciences – offering MPH, DrPH, MA, MSc, DSc, and PhD degree programs. BUSPH offers six joint degree programs in collaboration with the School of Law, School of Management, the School of Social Work, the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, the School of Medicine, and Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JD/MPH, MBA/MPH, MSW/MPH, MA/MPH, MD/MPH, and BS/MPH respectively). Coursework can be completed on a part- or full-time basis. Applicants may apply for the fall or spring semester.

Accreditation:

NEASC – New England Association of Schools & Colleges CEPH – Council on Education for Public Health

Eligibility Requirements:

Application to Boston University School of Public Health is through SOPHAS (www.sophas.org), the centralized application service for the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). GRE, MCAT, GMAT or LSAT. Test scores should be less than five years old. The MPH will not consider the USMLE or ECFMG. The GRE Designation Code for SOPHAS is #5688 in Massachusetts.

International Student Requirements:

All international students whose native language is not English must provide results of the Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) or the academic module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). If a international applicant's native language is English, or he/she has graduated from a college/university in which English was the language of instruction, an applicant may request a waiver of the TOEFL. Those requesting a waiver should submit a written request, along with supporting documentation demonstrating that the language of instruction at the applicant's university was English, sent directly to Boston University School of Public Health Office of Admissions. Tests score minimum requirements are: TOEFL ibt 100, TOEFL pbt 600, IELTS total band score 6.0

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above