Master of Public Health

The Graduate Program in Public Health has been fully accredited since 2002 by the national accrediting body, the Council for Education on Public Health (CEPH). The program also offers opportunities for students interested in pursuing dual degrees (MD/MPH and Ph.D./MPH) and a non-degree certificate.

The mission of the Public Health Program at the UTMB is to contribute to the protection and promotion of health in human populations by:

Preparing students to practice skillful and evidence-based preventive medicine and public health;

Conducting and communicating research that informs the diverse fields within public health; and

Providing interdisciplinary expertise in the service of academic, professional, and community-based public health organizations.

Our established values, goals, and objectives guide us in our efforts to accomplish our stated mission. We have developed broad goals and measurable objectives for the program and for each of its major functions: instruction, research, and service, as well as workforce development, resources and administration, and diversity.

For more than 125 years, UTMB has stood with Texas—training the health care workforce; helping make the state a leader in advancing the understanding and treatment of illness and injury; serving as a major provider of healthcare for Texans and their families, and innovating the future of how care is delivered.

UTMB opened in 1891 as the nation’s first public medical school and hospital under unified leadership—already a pioneer. What began as one hospital and medical school building in Galveston is now a major academic health sciences center of global influence, with medical, nursing, health professions, and graduate biomedical schools; a world-renowned research enterprise; and a growing, comprehensive health system with hospitals on four campuses and a network of clinics. Today, UTMB has a $3.3 billion annual statewide economic impact, in terms of business volume, personal income, and durable goods purchases. More than 46,000 jobs in Texas are directly or indirectly attributed to UTMB.

UTMB includes schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Biomedical Sciences; four institutes for advanced study; a major medical library; a network of hospitals and clinics that provide a full range of primary and specialized medical care; and numerous research facilities. UTMB is a part of The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.