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.

Earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) or Master of Science in Health Information Management

Make a difference in the world by improving human health. Our programs include:

Doctoral Degrees

Graduate Certificates

Public Health Certificate Programs

To apply or for more information, contact the undergraduate or graduate admissions office.

Meet Our Students

Portrait of Tara Lynch in glasses looking away from the camera
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.
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Sundus Siddique and Laura Punnett stand in front of a research display at the APHA Conference.
Sundus Siddique '20
MPH in Epidemiology, Doctor of Science in Public Health Candidate

Sundus Siddique, a physician and public health researcher, has published studies and presented at conferences about healthy workplaces.

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Stefany Campbell at the edge of a road holding a device to measure water samples
Stefany Campbell '20
Public Health, Healthcare Management option, B.S. to MPH

Stefany Campbell was hired by Comprehensive Environmental Inc, a civil engineering and environmental consulting firm, before she graduates.

If I didn’t come to UMass Lowell, ... I definitely wouldn’t have found these two internship opportunities that led to a job offer and an exciting career.
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Meilani Chen standing in front of a poster on "Balancing Health: Insights from the HA1C Study."
Meilani Chen '24
Public Health

In and out of the classroom, Meilani Chen found support to pursue a future career in epidemiology.

UMass Lowell offered an abundance of opportunities, with faculty members who brought an incredible quality to teaching and research.
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