The Public Health Data Science MPH helps to address a growing gap between the rapid expansion of public health data and those capable of using that data effectively. This innovative program offers students the opportunity to combine public health and data science into one degree. 

Advantages of the Program

• High Ranking:  A degree from a top 10 public school of public health provides distinction in competitive career environments.
• Impact: The SPH Division of Biostatistics plays a leadership role in many national and international clinical trials, including COVID-19 trials, the first vaccine trial for Ebola, and the largest HIV/AIDS treatment trial in history. Our students have the opportunity to learn from and work alongside some of the most prominent biostatisticians in the world.
• Breadth: Interdisciplinary research includes collaborations across the University of Minnesota with the Medical School, College of Veterinary Medicine, the Carlson School of Management, the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, the Supercomputing Institute, and Minnesota Population Center.
• Personal attention and opportunities: The master’s student to faculty ratio is approximately one to one, and students have access to a wide variety of teaching and research assistantship experiences.