NDSU Public Health

Prevent. Promote. Protect.

Welcome to the Department of Public Health

NDSU offers a range of Public Health degree options in graduate, dual degree, undergraduate, certificate and accelerated programs. Classes are offered both on-campus and through distance learning technology. Find the degree option at NDSU that meets your needs.

Department of Public Health Tenth Anniversary Information

We are committed to creating a student-focused environment and provide a wide variety of research opportunities to our students.

How can you make a difference?

Check out our alumni highlights to see how our graduates are contributing.

Find the specialization that works for you

Visit our Degrees & Programs page to choose your path today.

Faculty and other leading experts share their expertise

Learn more in our Public Health Seminar Series videos

What's Happening?

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Researchers in the NDSU Department of Public Health have partnered with UND and the North Dakota Department of Health for a federally funded COVID-19 research project that will aid in understanding…

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Kiranpreet Gill is a second year MPH student specializing in the Community Health Sciences track.

As a future public health professional, Kiranpreet understands the need to help stop COVID-19 from…

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NDSU’s Department of Public Health is set to present the Mary J. Berg Lecture in Women’s Health to be held as part of National Public Health Week activities.

The event, “Ignoring the Cost of Color…

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the many ways public health professionals play roles in population health. Zippia interviewed experts across the country, including Dr. Pamela Jo Johnson who chairs…

A study published in Translational Behavioral Medicine shows that some measures to promote safety during the pandemic could be bolstered by one more step. The lack of physical activity, the world’s…

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