University of Minnesota School of Public Health


The University of Minnesota School of Public Health, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers 16 masters programs and four doctoral programs, which culminate in one of the following degrees: Master of Public Health, Master of Healthcare Administration, Master of Science, or Doctoral. There are also many dual degree programs, such as those with the Law School, the School of Nursing, the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and School of Social Work.
The School of Public Health was founded in 1944, although public health courses have been offered at the University of Minnesota since its inception in 1874. The School's faculty coordinated the pioneering Seven Countries Study directed by Professors Ancel Keys and Henry Blackburn.
consistently ranks the UMN School of Public Health among the top 10 schools of public health in the country. In 2019, the publication ranked the schools' as #2 in the nation, up from #3 in 2015.

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