Yale vs Columbia vs UMIch MPH to PhD

[ubercoo]

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Hi All! I would LOVE any advice. Any opinions on any of these programs would be so helpful....(I am generally loaning all the way and they are all pretty pricey)

I am choosing b/t Yale, Columbia & UMich for an MPH and hope to stay on at the same school for a PhD..want to teach and do research in the future with an international and US slant

Yale (Epid of Microbial Disease) got some cool PIs doing research, ivy, small school, all PhDs funded afterwards IF you get in, not so well ranked, I would guess good networking?, I feel as though more of students are right out of undergrad...

Columbia (Environ Health Sciences) small program 20 people, good division head, seems geared twd helping develop people as scientists, big money problems there, may be hard to get into PhD afterwads...no fin aid yet, ivy w/good rank, good networking, NYC..tho $ to live there..not sooo nice an area 🙁 but what hosp area is, better aveg age of 27

UMich (International health epid) Best ranked, not ivy, energetic hands on div head seems to care about people, more international, all loans, people Really nice, open, liberal, no lab affiliation for a while...a lot stay on for PhD, but funding 'depends'

Please Help if you can!!!!??? I would love any extra info on any of these programs...

sincerely,
Ubercoo 🙂

PS. Sorry so long!

 

[sappho_sapphics]

Hi All! I would LOVE any advice. Any opinions on any of these programs would be so helpful....(I am generally loaning all the way and they are all pretty pricey)

I am choosing b/t Yale, Columbia & UMich for an MPH and hope to stay on at the same school for a PhD..want to teach and do research in the future with an international and US slant

Yale (Epid of Microbial Disease) got some cool PIs doing research, ivy, small school, all PhDs funded afterwards IF you get in, not so well ranked, I would guess good networking?, I feel as though more of students are right out of undergrad...

Columbia (Environ Health Sciences) small program 20 people, good division head, seems geared twd helping develop people as scientists, big money problems there, may be hard to get into PhD afterwads...no fin aid yet, ivy w/good rank, good networking, NYC..tho $ to live there..not sooo nice an area 🙁 but what hosp area is, better aveg age of 27

UMich (International health epid) Best ranked, not ivy, energetic hands on div head seems to care about people, more international, all loans, people Really nice, open, liberal, no lab affiliation for a while...a lot stay on for PhD, but funding 'depends'

Please Help if you can!!!!??? I would love any extra info on any of these programs...

sincerely,
Ubercoo 🙂

PS. Sorry so long!

Ubercoo,

Of the schools you suggested, I would vote UMich. I don't have opinions on Columbia and Yale though, so that also biases my opinion. I have been wanting to go to UMich for medical school and for my PhD as well. The community there is vastly supportive (both the medical school staff and public health staff were extremely helpful when I inquired about the program). The woman there at the time (in public health) was extremely articulate and answered all my concerns, questions, etc. I sincerely liked the diversity, and the fact that the area seemed reasonable in size. Tuition does stink for out-of-state students -- I think around 40K a year? I cannot remember and yes, funding is primarily set aside for PhD students, but the connections that you can make there can get you places as well.

I hope my rambling has helped.