Pennsylvania Graduate Public Health Schools
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools with Public Health Masters and PhD Programs
The Graduate School at Penn State
The Penn State Graduate School is one of the largest in the country with more than 10,000 graduate students enrolled. It is one of the largest graduate schools in the nation and has awarded more than 70,000 graduate degrees to date. Many of the high-quality degree programs are nationally ranked.
Master's Degree in Public Health Sciences
The program includes coursework in biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services research, and provides crucial knowledge and insight required in health related research. A master's degree in this field can lead to careers in academic health centers, the health insurance industry, health services networks, local, state, and federal government agencies, and in the pharmaceutical industry
Master's or PhD in Sociology
Once a student has received their master's degree in sociology they may continue on with a doctoral degree. Doctoral students can focus in on one of the other areas of major study including Demography, Family, Quantitative Methods, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion, Social Movements, and Social Theory/Stratification and Race/Ethnic/Gender Inequality
Contact Information
*Address: The Pennsylvania State University 114 Kern Building University Park, PA 16802
*Phone: (814) 865-1795
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was one of the first academic institutions to follow a multidisciplinary model and was founded by Benjamin Franklin.
Master of Science in Education Counseling and Mental Health Services
The program is a full-time master's program which prepares graduates to work as mental health counselors, researchers, therapists, or school counselors. Graduates may pursue careers counseling and providing psychological services for families, adults, college students, adolescents, or children, Core courses are in psychological services and counseling.
ISHD, Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.)
The program provides for pre-professional training and prepares students to advance within their careers by gaining a better understanding of human development issues. The M.S.Ed. in ISHD prepares graduates for careers as community youth workers, and consultants to foundations, governmental agencies, school districts and community colleges.
Contact Information
*Address: Penn Graduate School of Education University of Pennsylvania 3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
*Phone: (215) 898-6415
University of Pittsburgh
Originally founded in 1787 as a small, private school, the Pittsburgh Academy has evolved into the University of Pittsburgh, an internationally recognized center of learning and research. It is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of higher learning in the United States.
MPH, PhD Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
The programs offered build upon a common body of public health understanding, social/behavioral science concepts, theories, and applied research methods, and offer students more focused training. The Master of Public Health degree program prepares researchers and practitioners who can apply social/behavioral concepts, in the evaluation of public health intervention programs.
Contact information
*Address: 4200 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15260
*Phone: (412) 624-4141
