Public health addresses complex issues: the obesity epidemic, climate change, substance abuse, aging, health disparities and much more. The University of Maryland School of Public Health, located at one of the nation's leading public research universities, offers an unusual breadth of expertise to explore these and other issues through public health disciplines as well as lenses as varied as engineering, arts and humanities, business and public policy. 

The University of Maryland School of Public Health is a dynamic and growing school located at one of the nation’s top-ranked public research universities. In fact, we are the only accredited school of public health at a public university in the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia region, offering an affordable education with outstanding professional development opportunities. 

With more than 2,800 students in 25+ different degrees and academic programs, our School of Public Health prepares students to tackle complex and emerging public health issues and make meaningful contributions to the health and welfare of individuals and society. In addition to 9 different MPH concentrations, we offer 3 master's degrees and 8 doctoral programs to choose from at the University of Maryland, School of Public Health. 

Departments:

• Department of Behavioral and Community Health
• Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Department of Family Science
• Department of Health Policy and Management
• Department of Kinesiology
• Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

Strategic Research Initiatives:
 

• Climate change and health
• COVID-19 and airborne diseases
• Family and child health 
• Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social and Environmental Justice
• Health Literacy and Cultural Competence
• Mental health
• Physical Activity and Obesity