Univ of of Massachusetts Amherst
Welcome to the UMass Amherst SPHHS virtual booth!
The only fully accredited, state-funded school of public health in New England, the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences is a national leader in promoting health and quality of life. Working together across public health and health science disciplines, we address many of the most pressing health issues of our times. We offer master’s and doctoral degrees in the following areas:
- Biostatistics
- Community Health Education
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy and Management
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition (in person or MPH online)
- Public Health Practice (fully online)
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Our low student-to-faculty ratio provides our students with individual contact, hands-on training, and research opportunities as we prepare the next generation of students to tackle the complex challenges of public health and well-being in the 21st century. Over the past decade, we’ve seen a nearly 120% increase in faculty research productivity, including large extramural funding from agencies such as the NIH, NSF, and the Gates Foundation.
As a "Community-Engaged University," we are committed to initiatives that integrate research and teaching with the community, translating ideas into evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies and confronting head-on issues of health inequity and disparities. In 2022, the ASPPH awarded UMass Amherst SPHHS the Harrison C. Spencer Award for Outstanding Community Service.
We offer a large, diverse campus with the feeling of a close-knit community. We have a rich history in support of social justice and in efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion on our campus. The university's LGBTQ center and its women's center were among the first established in the nation, and Campus Pride rates UMass Amherst as one of the best campuses in the country for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.