UTHealth Houston School of Public Health provides a top-tier education to future public health professionals and conducts innovative research leading to major breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of today’s most important health problems. The school aims to address the deeply interconnected factors of lifestyles, neighborhoods, relationships, habits, and behaviors that affect the ability to cultivate and maintain good health at the individual and community levels.
The School of Public Health is actively embedded in six major regions throughout Texas: Houston, Austin, Brownsville, Dallas, El Paso, and San Antonio. At each school location, the faculty, students, and staff have built relationships with city governments, local communities, academic institutions, and industries – emphasizing collaboration across sectors to support better health outcomes for all.
Available Programs:
Master of Public Health
Master of Science
Doctor of Public Health
Doctor of Philosophy
- PhD in Behavioral Sciences and Health Promotion
- PhD in Biostatistics and Data Science
- PhD in Biostatistics and Data Science: Direct Admission
- PhD in Environmental Sciences: Environmental Disease Prevention Track
- PhD in Environmental Sciences: Total Worker Health Track
- PhD in Epidemiology
- PhD in Epidemiology: Direct Admission
- PhD in Management and Policy Studies: Health Economics/Health Services Research Track
- PhD in Management and Policy Studies: Healthcare Management/Health Policy Track
Minors
- Minor in Behavioral Science
- Minor in Biostatistics
- Minor in Epidemiology
- Minor in Environmental Sciences
- Minor in Health Economics
- Minor in Health Policy
- Minor in Health Services Research
- Minor in Healthcare Management
Graduate Certificates
- Certificate in Advanced Data Science
- Certificate in Advanced Healthcare Policy and Management
- Certificate in Advanced Planning and Evaluation for Health Promotion Programs
- Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods for Behavioral Sciences
- Certificate in Applied Biostatistics in Public Health
- Certificate in Culinary Nutrition and Public Health
- Certificate in Data Science
- Certificate in Dissemination and Implementation Science
- Certificate in Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Certificate in Global Health
- Certificate in Health Disparities
- Certificate in Health Promotion Program Planning and Evaluation
- Certificate in Healthcare Administration
- Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention
- Certificate in Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Behavioral Sciences
- Certificate in Leadership Theory and Practice
- Certificate in Maternal and Child Health
- Certificate in Nutrition and Public Health
- Certificate in Physical Activity and Public Health
- Certificate in Public Health
- Certificate in Public Health Informatics
- Certificate in Public Health Law Research and Policy Surveillance