How old is everyone entering an MPH program?

[beebee0]

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Just wondering if I will be considered old or young when I go. Because i may end up waiting for another year and re-apply, because of financial reasons... *cries*

 

[xscpx]

I'm 23 and I started my MS this summer.

 

[Stories]

Don't worry about it. There are ages all over the place. I'd be bet that the median age is closer to 24. I was 22 when I started my MPH, and I"ll be 25 when I start my PhD.

 

[ucnative]

32 here, and just about to start the MPH. Don't fret about age - just go back when the time is right. I've enjoyed being debtless in San Francisco, but I've hit a wall professionally, and I want the MPH to open some doors that wouldn't otherwise be available to me. Stories is right about ages being all over the map.

 

[SMUrandy]

I would have to agree with everyone. Age won't be an issue. Use the time to get your finances under control and also get some extra experience under your belt.

I waited till I was 26 to get my MPH, in order to supervise some CDC grants and it has been the best thing for me.

 

[wanttoPH]

22 and I expect to start in Spring. I graduated this year, but I can't see myself getting into the job market right now with a Bachelors.. just isn't happening.

I'll probably get another restaurant job and some loans while I complete the masters.

 

[Regression]

I'll probably work for a year at my current job to pay off my undergrad loans and then apply. I'll be 23 when I start if everything goes smoothly during my Masters.

 

[behealthy]

23, but the avg is pretty high I think. I think I read somewhere that the avg at columbia was like 27.....

 

[jigga]

I will be 27 if i decide to go next year. Have already deferred the admission once. Though i have completed my M.B.B.S (M.D). 🙂

 

[bigpharmD]

If i decide to do it i will be 29 or even 30

 

[klm7552]

28 here. I believe I read that the average age at Yale was 26- of course, that includes people in the Advanced MPH, who already have terminal degrees in another field.

 

[mphHuskie]

I'll be 23. I think the avg age is often higher for MPH because of medical professionals pursuing the degree.

 

[honeysuckle]

26 today. Where I'm getting my MPH, I'll be on the older end of the spectrum...which I find pretty scary.

Sorry about having to wait, beebee. That happened to me with my masters #1 (yes, I am one of those who is farming degrees), but I had to wait for purely asinine reasons--I dragged my feet and didn't get all my application stuff done in time for the deadline. I went ahead and took classes as a nondegree student, but I still ended up graduating a year later anyway.

 

[FutureKDEpi]

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[DrJosephKim]

I got my MPH after I got my MD. I think you'll find quite a few people on the "older" side in MPH programs.