The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, the School of Public Health and Health Services in the nation's capital, is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
Research Centers focus on:
- Environmental Health and Risk Assessment
- Global Health and Development
- Health Policy
- Health Services
- Prevention Research
Educational Institutes emphasize:
- Health Law
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health
Academic Departments
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology-Biostatistics
- Exercise Science
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Health Services Management and Leadership
- Prevention and Community Health
Part-time and full-time degree programs are offered at our Foggy Bottom campus in the heart of downtown Washington D.C. Classes are generally scheduled on weekday late afternoons and evenings to provide students opportunities for work and internships. Students may develop unique interdepartmental or intradepartmental programs by adding a public health or health services administration graduate certificate to their degree program.
The GW School of Public Health and Health Services offers the following degrees: Master of Public Health (MPH), 45 credits, and Graduate Certificates, 18 credits, with specializations in:
- Biostatistics
- Community Oriented Primary Care (MPH only)
- Emergency Management and Public Health (Certificate Only)
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology
- Global Health
- Health Policy, Health Promotion
- HIV/AIDS Studies (Certificate Only
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Communication and Marketing
- Public Health Management
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), 60 credits, with specializations in:
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Behavior
- Health Policy
- Global Health
Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA), 50 credits, Graduate Certificates, 18 credits, in Long Term Care and Health Services Generalist and Specialist Degree, 30 credits, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Services Administration
Master of Science (MS) Degrees in:
- Exercise Science (36 credits) with specializations in Clinical Exercise Physiology; Exercise, Nutrition, and Eating Behavior; and Strength and Conditioning
- Health Policy (48 credits)
- Public Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases (45 credits)
Joint, Dual, and Special Programs in:
- JD/MPH or Graduate Certificate
- LLM/MPH or Graduate Certificate
- MD/MPH or Graduate Certificate
- PA/MPH
- MA International Affairs/MPH Global Health
- Masters International Program with the Peace Corps/MPH.
- The GW School of Business offers a MBA with a concentration in Health Services Administration
The MS and PhD in Epidemiology or Biostatistics are offered in cooperation with the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), Department of Statistics and the GW Biostatistics Center. The PhD and Master of Public Policy (MPP) and the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Health Policy are offered through CCAS. |