Master of Public Health and Juris Doctor

The Juris Doctor (JD)/Master of Public Health (MPH) program offers students the opportunity to pursue JD and MPH degrees simultaneously. By combining the programs, students are able to develop a special expertise in public health-related legal issues. Graduates of the JD/MPH dual-degree program can find work as public health professionals (possessing an acute awareness of legal and policy issues) or as a lawyers specializing in health care issues.

A graduate might work for a government or nongovernment organization developing policy and/or drafting legislation and regulations for food fortification, population planning and control, improving the status of women, protecting the human rights of refugees, or other similar domestic or global public health matters. Alternatively, the graduate might work as a lawyer specializing in protecting the rights of disabled individuals, as general counsel in a public or private hospital, as a lawyer or legal adviser for a state or federal public health agency, or in a similar capacity.

All post-secondary education will include a Bachelor\u2019s degree or its equivalent, as well as post-baccalaureate degrees and other coursework not undertaken for a degree.

If you are an international applicant, you may need to submit TOEFL scores.