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Betsey Asher, Admissions Officer
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Vincent James, Director of Admissions
Harvard School of Public Health
Mary Keefe, Director of Admissions
Yale School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Columbia Harvard Hopkins Yale
Founded 1921 1922 1916 1915
Location New York, NY
Columbia
University Medical
Center Campus
Boston, MA
Longwood Medical
Campus of Harvard
University
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins
University Medical
Campus
New Haven, CT
Yale Medical School
Campus
Enrollment 1293 1025 2287 223
“Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. Public health professionals analyze the effect on health of genetics, personal choice and the environment in order to develop programs that protect the health of your family and community.”
Resource: www.whatispublichealth.org
“Public Health”
Population
Prevention
Health Promotion
VS “Medicine”
Individual
Disease
Treatment
Disaster Preparedness
Early testing/screening
Cancer Research
H1N1
Biostatistics - Estimating the number of deaths from gun violence or looking at trends in drunk driving injuries by using math and
science is the study of biostatistics. Forecasting scenarios, identifying health trends within the community, explaining biological
phenomena, as well as determining the causes of disease and injury, biostatistics are an integral part of public health.
Epidemiology - When food poisoning or an influenza outbreak attacks a community, the "disease detectives" or epidemiologists are
asked to investigate the cause of disease and control its spread. Epidemiologists do fieldwork to determine what causes disease or
injury, what the risks are, who is at risk, and how to prevent further incidences.
Environmental Health Sciences - The air we breathe; the water we drink; the complex interactions between human genetics and our
surroundings. Environmental health studies the impact of our surroundings on our health.
Health Administration - Managing the database at a school clinic; developing budgets for a health department; creating polices for
health insurance companies; and directing hospital services all depend on health administrators. The field of health services
administration combines politics, business, and science in managing the human and fiscal resources needed to deliver effective public
health services.
Behavioral Sciences/Health Education - Stopping the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, such as herpes and HIV/AIDS;
helping youth recognize the dangers of binge drinking; and promoting seatbelt use. Behavioral Science/Health Education focuses on
ways that encourage people to make healthy choices.
Resource: www.whatispublichealth.org
Columbia Harvard Hopkins Yale Biostatistics Biostatistics Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology
Biostatistics
Environmental Health Sciences Environmental Health Biostatistics Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology Epidemiology Environmental Health Sciences Epidemiology of Microbial
Diseases
General Public Health Genetics and Complex Diseases Epidemiology Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Health Policy & Management
MPH/MHA
Global Health and Population Health, Behavior & Society Health Policy
Population & Family Health Health Policy and Management Health Policy and Management Health Care Management
Sociomedical Sciences
Immunology and Infectious
Diseases
International Health
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Part-Time Management & One-
year Accelerated programs
Nutrition
Mental Health Advanced Professional M.P.H.
in six concentration areas
Executive MPH/MS Social and Behavioral Sciences Molecular Microbiology &
Immunology
Global Health Concentration
Global Health & over 20 other
Certificates available
Master of Public Health
Program
(seven concentrations)
Population, Family &
Reproductive Health
Do your research
CEPH accreditation
Private vs. Public
Research Centers and Affiliations
Size of the Institution
“If you’ve seen one school, you’ve seen one
school.”
Personalized Statement of Purpose - Why you are applying and how do your
research interests “fit” with that particular area of study at that institution?
Official Transcripts - Transcripts will be required from ALL courses taken at any
institution – this will include summer and non-degree coursework
Standardized Test Scores - Take the exam as early as possible.
Letters of Recommendation – Your recommender should be able to speak to your
academic and research abilities, know your past experience and future goals, and provide
examples of your unique qualities.
Experience – Work, volunteer, and life experience relays your understanding of and
commitment to the profession.
Application Deadlines - Vary from school to school and from degree to degree
Columbia Harvard Hopkins Yale
Degrees
Offered
MPH, MHA, MS, DrPH,
PhD
SM (42.5, 60 & 80-cr),
MPH, SD,
interdisciplinary DrPH,
(PhD)
MPH (schoolwide), MHA,
MHS, MPP, MSPH, ScM,
PhD, DrPH, ScD
MPH, MS, PhD
Deadlines December 1 / MPH, MS
DrPH, PhD
Dec. 15 (all)/February 15
(secondary deadline for
MHCM)
Varies upon degree and
department
January 15th / MPH
December 15th / MS,
PhD
Application
www.sophas.org
All transcripts, three
letters of recommendation
(online only), resume or
CV, personal statement
and test scores
No application fee,
SOPHAS application (and
fee) required, all
transcripts, three letters of
rec. (online only), resume
or CV, personal statement
and test scores
Online application & $45
fee, all transcripts, three
letters of recommendation
(preferred online),
resume or CV, personal
statement and test scores
SOPHAS application,
all transcripts, three
letters of rec (online
only), resume or CV,
personal statement and
test scores
Test Scores
Required
GRE (GMAT, MCAT,
LSAT or DAT may be
substituted at Admission
Committee’s discretion)
GRE - HSPH code 3456
(MCAT if MD or in med
school; GMAT if MBA;
LSAT if JD, in 3rd yr of
law school or in HLS;
DAT if DDS or DMD)
GRE, GMAT, MCAT
(Varies upon Degree and
Department)
JHSPH code: 5352
GRE/GMAT – code
3975
MCAT – code
“SOPHAS”
LSAT if Yale JD/MPH
Experience Preferred and required by
some programs
Preferred and required by
some programs
Preferred and required by
some programs
Preferred and required
by some programs
Relays your understanding of public health
Community service
Paid or unpaid it should demonstrate leadership, direction and
commitment to the public health profession
Working on issues of health promotion and prevention
Research in public health related field
Shadowing or working with public health professionals
Working for a non-profit involved in public health advocacy
Local health department, accredited school of public health or
other agency
Work Volunteer Life
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Program (BEST)
- Columbia Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (CSIBS)
- Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP)
Harvard School of Public Health
-Summer Program in Biological Sciences in Public Health
-Summer Program in Epidemiology
-Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Diversity Summer Internship Program (DSIP)
- http://www.jhsph.edu/offices-and-services/office-of-student-life/
Yale School of Public Health
-Yale BioSTEP
www.jhsph.edu/admissions
• From the Admissions page, click “Apply Online”
• Bookmark/Save Logon Information
• Online: Statement of Goals, CV & Letters of
Recommendation
• Self-Service – Log back on to check application status
Employment can be found in a variety of areas, including:
Aging population
Behavior-related disorders
Bioterrorism
Chronic diseases
Hazardous chemical & physical agents
Health of the impoverished and disadvantaged
Maternal & child health
New infectious disease
Toxic wastes
• www.whatispublichealth.org
• www.asph.org
• www.apha.org (Free day at APHA)
• www.ajph.org
• www.publichealthjobs.net
• www.explorehealthcareers.org
• www.pathwaystopublichealth.org
• Career Office Websites
• Complete the institution’s financial aid application
• FAFSA – Request PIN early at www.fafsa.ed.gov
Know the school code
•
Have a copy of your taxes for 2013
• Federal vs. Institutional Aid
• Merit vs. Need Aid
• Apply early (01/02/2014)
• Check application deadlines and form requirements
Columbia:
002707
Harvard:
E00214
Hopkins:
E00234
Yale:
001426
• www.explorehealthcareers.org
• www.pathwaystopublichealth.org
• www.pdsoros.org
• www.aauw.org
• www.lgbtheart.org
• www.tylenol.com
www.mailman.columbia.edu
(212) 342-5127
www.hsph.harvard.edu
(617) 432-1031
www.jhsph.edu
(410) 614-5056
publichealth.yale.edu
(203) 785-2844
