With either combination of degrees (MPH/JD & MPH/DrPH), what will I be able to do? They are both 4 years total, but what are some differences in things like employment opps? I've seen lots of combined mph/jd programs, but What do mph/jd grads do?
MPH/JD vs MPH/DrPH
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Adding the MPH to a JD doesn't drastically change career outlook. It simply adds another skillset to a legal degree. It gives a specific focus to health-based policy analysis (generally speaking). Work for advocacy firms, in government, and other places where you normally find lawyers.
DrPH is completely different. Think of a DrPH as a super MPH. The MPH is a pre-req for the DrPH. It's focused on public health solutions research.
DrPH is completely different. Think of a DrPH as a super MPH. The MPH is a pre-req for the DrPH. It's focused on public health solutions research.
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Just to add, I think you might be hard-pressed to find a DrPH/MPH that's only four years total. Do you already know of one?
As Stories indicated, the MPH is a prerequisite; after this, most programs expect work experience (3+ years) in public health. The DrPH program I'm entering is five years, so the time for both degrees (for me) will have been seven years, excluding the time I worked in-between. (Though I am hoping to maybe shave one year off the program by transferring credits from the MPH.)
As Stories indicated, the MPH is a prerequisite; after this, most programs expect work experience (3+ years) in public health. The DrPH program I'm entering is five years, so the time for both degrees (for me) will have been seven years, excluding the time I worked in-between. (Though I am hoping to maybe shave one year off the program by transferring credits from the MPH.)
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Unless your GPA is at least a 3.7 and you can score in the high 160s at least on the LSAT, don't even look into law.
Law is so saturated and full of unemployment right now. If you don't get into a Top-14 school, you won't have much luck getting any interviews outside of public service, and even then, those might be scarce.
Law is so saturated and full of unemployment right now. If you don't get into a Top-14 school, you won't have much luck getting any interviews outside of public service, and even then, those might be scarce.
