As a public institution, Georgia State University provides students affordability, excellence and the flexibility of part-time schedules for working professionals. Among public institutions, we are ranked in the nation’s top 25 in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Public Health Schools. We are also proud to be one of America’s most diverse public health programs—where more than 70% of students are members of a minority group and 5% are from countries outside the U.S. Our location in the heart of Atlanta—a global hub of public health expertise—provides students with practice-based learning opportunities at organizations that include the CDC, international organizations such as CARE and the Task Force for Global Health, and a range of companies and community non-profits. Learn more about our extraordinary people and programs at publichealth.gsu.edu.

Understanding the range of career paths within the realm of public health, Georgia State University School of Public Health offers students multiple graduate options: a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health, a Master of Public Health (MPH) with six concentration options, JD/MPH Dual Degree, PhD Community Psychology/MPH Dual Degree, Maternal & Child Health Certificate and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GCPH). The School of Public Health at Georgia State attracts highly motivated students from across the globe who are committed to solving complex public health problems.

Key Faculty

Faculty, staff, and students at the Georgia State University School of Public Health engage in cutting-edge research, in collaboration with colleagues across campus, around Atlanta, and throughout the world.

Our faculty comprises creative, seasoned and internationally-recognized scholars and professionals, whose areas of focus include:

• Chronic disease and determinants
• Coronaviruses, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases
• Disabilities intervention and training
• Health services, policy, methods and evaluation
• Tobacco prevention and control
• Urban environment
• Urban health and health disparities
• Violence, substance use and mental health

Health Journals 

• Health Education Research (Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michael P. Eriksen, Founding Dean and Regents’ Professor)
• Child Maltreatment (Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Daniel Whitaker, Professor of Health Promotion and Behavior)

Research and Labs 

• Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence
• Prevention Research Center
• Urban Drivers of Resilient Youth
• The Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development
  • Center for Leadership in Disability
  • National SafeCareTM Training and Research Center
  • Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (the state chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America)

Tuition & Other Financial Information
 

Information on tuition and fees is available at sfs.gsu.edu/tuition-fees/what-it-costs/
 

Financial aid details are available at sfs.gsu.edu/the-financial-aid-process/applying-for-aid/

Recognition & Awards

Accreditation
Fully accredited through 2021 by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

*Georgia State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) to award associate’s, baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees.

Affiliation
Member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

School History

During the 2002-2003 academic year, the Institute of Public Health began offering the Graduate Certificate in Public Health to provide an introduction to public health concepts, methods and theory. In January 2004, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program, and the first MPH class enrolled in Fall 2004. In June 2007, the program received full five-year accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The Institute launched its Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health degree program 2011 and enrolled its first cohort of Ph.D. students in Fall 2011. The DrPH program enrolled the first cohort of students Fall 2018.

The Institute of Public Health was reaccredited as a public health program in 2012 for a full seven year term through 2019. In June 2013, the Institute of Public Health was accepted as an applicant for school accreditation by CEPH and was renamed the School of Public Health in that same month. In June 2016, The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors accredited the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. The school received a ‘met’ finding, the highest possible, on all criteria evaluated and the school’s initial school-level accreditation is for a five-year term, extending through July 1, 2021. Questions about the accreditation process can be directed to publichealth@gsu.edu.