School of Public Health
Advancing Health and Preventing Disease in New Jersey and Abroad
The School of Public Health, a part of Rutgers Health, is New Jersey’s preeminent public institution of higher education in public health, offering 100% online, in-person, and hybrid master's and doctoral degree programs and post-baccalaureate certificates. A national leader in public health, the school actively advocates for policies, programs, and services through the lens of equity and social justice.
Nationally ranked among the best schools of public health
U.S. News & World Report
Federal NIH funding, among the Big Ten conference's leading schools of public health
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (FY 2025)
Alumni network working in various industries nationally and abroad
Ranked school of public health for LGBTQ+ students
Gaynrd, 2021
Degrees & Concentrations
Keeping the "Public" in Public Health
Come to the School of Public Health to work with and learn from top public health scholars, leaders, and practitioners who have interdisciplinary expertise in environmental health, justice, and sustainability; infectious disease epidemiology, prevention, and care; maternal and child health; mental health and substance abuse; modern biostatistical and epidemiological methods; population health and healthcare; sexual and reproductive health; and violence prevention.
Program Highlight: 100% Online Master of Public Health in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice (SRHRJ) degree prepares students with the interdisciplinary public health knowledge, skills, and perspectives necessary to advance SRHRJ in diverse contexts. Through a rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, students will develop the knowledge and skills to evaluate and apply social, behavioral, legal, and epidemiological approaches in the design of SRHRJ research, policies, and programs.
- Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified in Public Health Exam
- The degree is offered 100% online in an online mixed format, which includes both synchronous and asynchronous courses
Department Spotlight: Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and environmental medicine through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The department recently launched its MS in Sustainability and Health, which prepares students to think critically and systemically about the interconnections between human well-being and the health of the planet.
Discover: Rutgers Center for Whole Person Health
The Rutgers Center for Whole Person Health (RWPH) conducts research, training and practice that examines the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit. A key focus of our work is on the role of mindfulness as both a support of individual and collective health, as well as an agent of social cohesion that serves to challenge social and structural barriers to holistic health across settings.
Discover the School of Public Health
The School of Public Health trains well-qualified and effective public health leaders, scholars, activists, and practitioners; conducts research to advance public health science and policies; and engages collaboratively with communities and populations actively advocating for policies, programs, and services through the lens of equity and social justice.
