Public health is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to prevent injuries, illness and premature death, promote health and wellness, and prolong life, at the group, community, and population levels. The MPH degree enables students to understand and apply public health theory and research methods for the purposes of improving community and population health. Our mission is to educate engaged, committed, socially aware, culturally competent, ethical public health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to meet society’s needs to prevent and ameliorate public health problems locally, nationally, and globally.

Career Opportunities

Hofstra’s MPH prepares students for careers in public health practice and research in community, government and private sector settings.  Students develop highly marketable skills in core public health functions such as assessment and research, program planning, evaluation and policy development that translate well into a variety of fields and positions, such as (or for example):

• Executive Director, Youth Advocate Services
• HIV\AID Monitoring Specialist
• Practice Administrator
• Women's Health Policy Advisor
• Director, Emergency Planning
• Nutrition Health Educator
• Senior Research & Health Communication Associate
• Director, Government Affairs
• Senior Health Economics & Management Consultant
• Global Fund Program Director
• Director, Results Management, Impact and Learning
• Safety and Hygiene Officer
• Corporate Director, Public Affairs