Setting a rigorous new standard for public health education in the 21st century, Columbia’s MPH curriculum integrates interdisciplinary knowledge, leadership skills and real-world experience.

In the U.S. and around the world, urgent health problems require comprehensive, systemic solutions. Columbia’s Mailman School is leading the way to reshape public health education to tackle these complex challenges.
Building on a legacy of academic excellence, our exciting
new MPH curriculum and our Master’s and Doctoral programs educate and train the public health leaders of tomorrow.
Are you ready to think broadly and act collaboratively? Are you committed to being part of the solution? Then launch your future at Columbia.
The Mailman School’s distinguished faculty is leading the future of public health with pioneering research and path-finding program development around the world.
And then they share that first-hand expertise with you.
Faculty members will guide your academic path and help you to master essential knowledge and skills. Outside the classroom, accessible and engaged faculty will open doors to research opportunities and nurture your career goals.
Our faculty is actively invested in your success, on campus and beyond.
A magnet for the best minds in the world, and the crossroads for global leaders, New York City is your campus.
The Mailman School is part of Columbia University Medical Center – with four professional schools and over 3,000 students. The vast resources of Columbia’s Morningside campus are also yours to discover.
No city on earth offers so many professional opportunities at an extraordinary range of government agencies, non-profit organizations, hospitals, foundations, and private sector healthcare enterprises.
And when it’s time to take a break from work, you’re in New York.
At Columbia, your backyard is the world’s most diverse public health laboratory.
Through partnerships the School has formed with a broad array of community-based organizations, specialized health centers and cutting-edge agencies like New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, our students plunge into every aspect of public health research and practice.
This invaluable hands-on opportunity bridges the critical gap between the classroom and real-world experience.
Theory and practice. Both are essential parts of your education at Columbia.
It begins in class, establishing relationships that will last a lifetime.
Fellow students from around the world will form the foundation for a valuable professional network that shares your passion to help people live healthy lives.
As you build your career, you can also tap into a larger alumni community – a global network of dynamic leaders in all aspects of public health.
When you set out to change the world, it helps to know people who can help.
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