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/[deleted] Oct 07 '19 edited Oct 07 '19

Career advice needed! Work for the government currently. Was told if I got my bachelors in Public Health I would be eligible for a pretty nice promotion. Currently looking into online schools as I work full time. 1. California Baptist University online 2. Capella University (flex path so I can possibly finish quicker )

Which school would look better if I want to continue on with my education later on?

Also, which school would be better if I was looking into going to grad school later on in life? (Possibly Public Health as well also looking into law school)

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u/megslett Oct 19 '19

  1. Personally, I wouldn’t go near California Baptist University with a 12 foot pole. Can’t imagine an academic institution affiliated/run by homophobic anti-choice loons will provide a decent public health education.

  2. Capella University is a scam- stay away. Stay away from all for-profit schools, they’re big red flags for employers- the degrees are essentially useless.

Lots of schools offer PH programs online- look for some decent ones. Quite a few state universities offer them online nowadays- much better than evangelicals and for-profit degree mills, and probably cheaper.