Public Health & Professional Degree Programs

"We address these issues from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective and prepare our graduates to solve health problems here in the US and throughout the world."

Aviva Must, Dean, Public Health and Professional Degree Programs

The School of Medicine's Public Health and Professional Degree Programs include a range of graduate degrees, including the Masters in Public Health (MPH) Program, which has various tracks for students who are not only interested in public health, but also in medicine, veterinary medicine, nutrition and law.

If you are interested in the role of health communication in either public health or medical care, you may want to explore a Masters in Health Communication. If combining medicine with business management is your planned career path, explore the MD/MBA Program. If you are a health care professional interested in the mechanisms, nature and treatment of pain as well as pain-related policy, check out the Masters in Pain, Research, Education and Policy Program.

If there are questions about a particular program that are not answered at this site, please contact the Student Services Office where the staff will be more than happy to answer your questions or arrange a meeting with a program director.

Our Programs

• Master of Public Health
• MS in Health Communication
• MS in Pain Research, Education & Policy

Several dual degree tracks that are offered as part of the MPH Program include:

• MS in Nutrition/MPH
• JD/MPH
• BA/MPH
• MD/MPH & DVM/MPH
• MD/MBA
• MS in Biomedical Sciences (MBS)

Our History

Tufts was also the first university in the United States to establish a four-year MD/MPH program, followed shortly by the DVM/MPH program. These two joint-degree programs continue to offer unique, carefully blended curricula that integrate public health with clinical or veterinary medicine, addressing some of the most thorny public health problems in the world.

Since 1986, Tufts programs have grown to include masters or dual degrees in health communication, nutrition, and law, among others. Our newest programs--the MD/MBA and the MS in Pain Research, Education, and Policy--address two pressing public health concerns, respectively: the enormous social responsibilities systemic to health care management; and the growing financial, political, ethical, and sociocultural aspects of pain management.

The success of all of our programs reflects Tufts dedication to interdisciplinary education. Our experienced faculty, drawn from throughout the university and beyond, bring a depth of knowledge from fields as diverse as engineering, nutrition, medicine, veterinary medicine, and business, to name a few. With small classes and a strong sense of community, Tufts offers students individualized attention from professors who are accessible, responsive, and interested in students goals.

Tufts programs also emphasize global health and active citizenship. Our students have many opportunities to work in local communities and rural settings around the globe, experiencing firsthand the public health challenges many people live with every day. They also develop a deep sense of their roles as active citizensas individuals who can help make the world a healthier and better place.

As one alumnus says, These programs build bridges between disciplines and lead graduates to incredibly interesting and fulfilling lines of work. This is the ultimate calling: working towards the betterment of health.