The Major in Public Health will give you the skills to start your career path in this field. You will examine the social, behavioral, and environmental determinants associated with pressing health problems and learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate appropriate health promotion programs and preventive services to improve population health. You will also examine health inequalities and other emerging health challenges that impact both local and global communities. Through cooperative, multi-disciplinary experiences, you will receive preparation in wellness, health promotion, holistic disease prevention, and community health services. As a high achieving health sciences student, you may qualify to earn dual bachelor’s degrees in public health and nursing through our partnership with the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Which department am I in?
Worcester State University
Study options
Full Time
(8 Semesters)
Tuition fees
US$18,874.00
per year
Student Health Services Fee- USD $310
Application deadline
01/04/2027
Start date
September 2027
Venue
Worcester State University
486 Chandler Street,
WORCESTER,
Massachusetts,
01602, Northeast, United States
Entry requirements
For international students
Official high school transcript or national exam scores. Notarized translation is needed if your transcripts/documents are not in English. Official evaluation of high school transcript by a professional evaluation service.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.