Degree Programs

The field of public health has long benefitted from the interdisciplinary training of its workforce and as such, many areas of study provide a solid foundation for a career in public health. Educational and training programs catered to the field can provide specific skills and expertise that allow graduates to hit the ground running.

The state of Iowa offers many educational programs for individuals interested in public health. Programs in Iowa offer connections to agencies and professionals within the state, nationally, and globally.

• Allen College 
  Offers an online bachelor’s completion degree in public health.
• Augustana College
  Offers a bachelor’s-level public health major and minor.
• Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  Offers a Health Sciences bachelor’s degree with a Health Care Administration and Public Health Track.
• Iowa State University Department of Kinesiology
  Offers a kinesiology and health bachelor’s degree with Community and Public Health option.
• Mercy College of Human Sciences 
  Offers bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Health Care Administration. 
• University of Northern Iowa
  Offers a bachelor’s degree in public health and environmental health.
• University of Iowa College of Public Health
  Offers bachelor’s degrees in public health and combined under-to-graduate options for UI  students. UI also offers undergrad-to-grad options for students at Coe College, Cornell College, and Grinnell College.
• Wartburg College
  Offers a bachelor’s level public health major and minor

The Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree is the terminal graduate degree dedicated to public health; however there are training options in other degrees as well.

• Des Moines University
  Offers MPH degree with a variety of public health disciplines.
  
• St. Ambrose University
  Offers MPH degree with a variety of public health disciplines.
  
• University of Iowa College of Public Health
  Offers MPH, master of science (MS), master of health administration (MHA), and PhD degrees in a variety of public health disciplines.