Hello all,
just wanted to ask those who are in either of these programs or know of people who are to elaborate on Columbia vs. Yale's vs. JHU MPH program. I know that this is probably a very individualized decision based on career needs, etc. so I've provided my goals as well as what I've heard about each program. If anybody has better insight, that would be greatly appreciated.
-Things specific to my program needs/interests/goals
*My programs are accelerated programs (1-year long). I have a professional degree already, but would probably be looking at jobs that are more public health specific.
*Preferred areas of work would include: NYC, DC, Boston/New England, SF Bay Area
*Interests are in epidemiology with a foundation in health disparities/racial disparities.
*Post graduate interests include working in a public health department capacity (including city, state, federal-maybe the NIH and FDA eventually 🙂) or a hospital affiliated with an academic institution
*Things I'm looking for in an education: good classes, but more so prefer good opportunities such as research, involvement, TA, work-study, student activism, etc.
-Columbia Pros for me: love the idea of living in NYC-seems like there will be lots of learning/networking/activism opportunities both within and outside the university. Good name in public health. Good Epi department and areas of specialization in health disparities available. Good as far as job placement goes. NYC is a post-grad location of preference as well.
-Columbia Cons: large cohort sizes but also means large alumni networks. Have heard about it being a bit competitive as far as research opportunities go? Mixed reviews about faculty approachability. Since I'll be there for only a year and if it's kind of competitive as far as opportunities within the program go, I am worried about how difficult it would be to get the opportunities I need in a short amount of time.
-Yale Pros: the small class size/faculty approach is probably what is the most compelling to me about the program, hopefully translates to finding what I need in a short amount of time. Strong faculty/peer connections post grad as well. Good name as far as school goes. Heard that epi there is good and that almost everybody focuses on some kind of disparity research.
-Yale Cons: From what I gather, it sounds like there's less variety as far as the education goes. Less learning opportunities and a smaller pool of networks. Ranking is lower than Columbia (not sure how much this matters in real world) Not much available outside of campus. Unsure if opportunities in NYC will be as easily available vs. Columbia. Unsure how easy it is to get to NYC in the case of events, lectures/etc. going on in the city
-JHU Pros: I know that JHU is considered #1, I've heard it has tons of resources as far as public health/epi goes.
-JHU Cons: Not very familiar with classroom size/professor-faculty interaction, etc. Also not familiar with the Baltimore area.
(While JHU was on my top choices, I actually don't know quite that much about the program as far as classroom size, faculty connections to be honest)
just wanted to ask those who are in either of these programs or know of people who are to elaborate on Columbia vs. Yale's vs. JHU MPH program. I know that this is probably a very individualized decision based on career needs, etc. so I've provided my goals as well as what I've heard about each program. If anybody has better insight, that would be greatly appreciated.
-Things specific to my program needs/interests/goals
*My programs are accelerated programs (1-year long). I have a professional degree already, but would probably be looking at jobs that are more public health specific.
*Preferred areas of work would include: NYC, DC, Boston/New England, SF Bay Area
*Interests are in epidemiology with a foundation in health disparities/racial disparities.
*Post graduate interests include working in a public health department capacity (including city, state, federal-maybe the NIH and FDA eventually 🙂) or a hospital affiliated with an academic institution
*Things I'm looking for in an education: good classes, but more so prefer good opportunities such as research, involvement, TA, work-study, student activism, etc.
-Columbia Pros for me: love the idea of living in NYC-seems like there will be lots of learning/networking/activism opportunities both within and outside the university. Good name in public health. Good Epi department and areas of specialization in health disparities available. Good as far as job placement goes. NYC is a post-grad location of preference as well.
-Columbia Cons: large cohort sizes but also means large alumni networks. Have heard about it being a bit competitive as far as research opportunities go? Mixed reviews about faculty approachability. Since I'll be there for only a year and if it's kind of competitive as far as opportunities within the program go, I am worried about how difficult it would be to get the opportunities I need in a short amount of time.
-Yale Pros: the small class size/faculty approach is probably what is the most compelling to me about the program, hopefully translates to finding what I need in a short amount of time. Strong faculty/peer connections post grad as well. Good name as far as school goes. Heard that epi there is good and that almost everybody focuses on some kind of disparity research.
-Yale Cons: From what I gather, it sounds like there's less variety as far as the education goes. Less learning opportunities and a smaller pool of networks. Ranking is lower than Columbia (not sure how much this matters in real world) Not much available outside of campus. Unsure if opportunities in NYC will be as easily available vs. Columbia. Unsure how easy it is to get to NYC in the case of events, lectures/etc. going on in the city
-JHU Pros: I know that JHU is considered #1, I've heard it has tons of resources as far as public health/epi goes.
-JHU Cons: Not very familiar with classroom size/professor-faculty interaction, etc. Also not familiar with the Baltimore area.
(While JHU was on my top choices, I actually don't know quite that much about the program as far as classroom size, faculty connections to be honest)
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