r/publichealth • u/SadBreath PhD/MPH • Aug 28 '19

ADVICE School and Jobs Advice Megathread Part III

All job and school-related advice should be asked in here. Below is the r/publichealth MPH guide which may answer general questions.

See the below guides for more information:

  1. MPH Guide
  2. Job Guide
  3. Choosing a public health field
  4. Choosing a public health concentration
  5. Choosing a public health industry

Past Threads:

  1. Megathread Part I
  2. Megathread Part II
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u/WannabeBadGalRiri MPH, Epi & Biostats - Federal Employee Aug 29 '19

I read a comment here saying that MPH applicants are trending lower? Does anyone have any insight on that and if it's true or it is the usual rate of people applying?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '19

This is just anecdotal experience for me, but I was looking at a bunch of local MPH programs this year (about a dozen in my tri-state area). Normal application deadlines are March 1st. All programs extended their deadlines well into the summer, one even to August 1st. And that particular program is ranked one of the top 20 in the USA.

I couldn't begin to guess why less people are applying.

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u/WannabeBadGalRiri MPH, Epi & Biostats - Federal Employee Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

Might be out of pocket costs? Grad school is expensive =/, either way fingers crossed there are not a lot of people applying this cycle, can use it in my favor lol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

That's the plan for me too!! Lol

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u/musicandarts Sep 24 '19

Have you guys thought about job prospects after you get your degree? What fields are you thinking of?