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• M.P.H./M.H.S.A.
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Public Health Careers

Within six months of graduation, 93 percent of School of Public Health students are either employed, finishing fellowships or internships, or pursuing advanced-degree or postdoctoral work.

SPH graduates work around the globe, many in leadership positions with such organizations as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Partners in Health, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Google.Org, and the William J. Clinton Foundation. Our alumni also work in

• health departments
• hospitals
• HMOs
• private industry
• community-based organizations
• universities
• research firms
• data-management companies
• advocacy groups
• government agencies

Michigan is known for developing public health leaders, and 14 past presidents of the American Public Health Association are UM SPH affiliates—more than any other school of public health in the U.S.

Learn about career options specific to each of our academic departments:

To learn more about career opportunities in public health visit the Office of Career Services.

To arrange a career counseling session, contact Shelagh Saenz at 734-763-3155 or sph.jobs@umich.edu

"It is our role as alumni to share our perspective, knowledge, and insight," says executive recruiter Neysa Dillon Brown, speaking with current SPH students above. "It is exciting meeting the future public health leaders." More alumni comments.