Veterinary Public Health: MPH
Department: Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department
College: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
About This Degree
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at USU trains students to be leaders in the field of Public Health. The MPH provides students with a strong educational and research foundation in biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, sociobehavioral public health, and public health policy and administration. MPH graduates will be prepared for careers in health care professions, academic institutions, local, state, and federal health agencies, private industry, and non-profit organizations.
The Veterinary Public Health Degree builds on the program of the USU School of Veterinary Medicine by offering specialized training in the emerging Public Health discipline of One Health. Learn to work with veterinarians, ecologists, and physicians to monitor and control public health threats by applying the core disciplines of public health and specialized knowledge of veterinary medicine. Learn how diseases spread among people, animals and the environment. USU provides unique resources for the Veterinary Public Health MPH program with the School of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Extension programs, diagnostic laboratories, Institute for Antiviral Research, and strong academic programs in climate sciences, ecology, and natural resources.
Locations
- Beaver
- Bicknell
- Blanding
- Brigham City
- Castle Dale
- Cedar City
- Delta
- Ephraim
- Heber City
- Junction
- Kanab
- Kaysville
- Logan (Main Campus)
- Moab
- Montezuma Creek
- Monticello
- Monument Valley
- Nephi
- Orem
- Panguitch
- Park City
- Price (USU Eastern)
- Richfield
- Roosevelt (Uintah Basin)
- Salt Lake
- St George
- Tooele
- Tremonton
- Vernal (Uintah Basin)
- Wendover
Location Restrictions
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View Potential Careers
Graduates with an MPH degree in Veterinary Public Health can seek out diverse positions in public health organizations, academia, and industry that offer opportunities for leadership roles, professional development, and higher pay and benefits. Potential positions include public health veterinarian, veterinary epidemiologist, animal food safety specialist, wildlife public health specialist, and research and management positions. These positions can be found in a variety of governmental, academic, nonprofit, and for-profit settings, including colleges and universities, healthcare organizations, agricultural and food industries, international agricultural and development organizations, and local, state, and federal health and environmental agencies.
Veterinarians who receive an MPH degree also prepare themselves to become board-certified in Veterinary Preventive Medicine. When combined with a science-focused undergraduate, the MPH degree can be used as a stepping stone to veterinary or medical school. For students interested in academic careers in public health, the MPH degree can be excellent preparation for application to doctoral public health programs.