Zilber College of Public Health

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Find Yourself in Public Health

Advancing health and well-being through multidisciplinary education, transformative research, action-oriented partnerships and practice.

Building Healthier Communities

Our students learn and live public health in Milwaukee’s diverse and dynamic communities — at Wisconsin’s only accredited school of public health.

We embrace our college’s mission to advance health and well-being in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and beyond.

We do this through multidisciplinary education, transformative research, and action-oriented partnerships and practice reflecting the principles of social justice and health equity.

Academic Programs
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Our students enjoy the support of a strong community of classmates, professors and advisors. Experiential learning opportunities and internships help them give back to their community while growing as public health professionals.

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Jackie Parra, a BS in Public Health graduate. Smiling young woman with dark hair wearing a tan winter coat over a black shirt.
Our BS in Public Health students learn how to diagnose, analyze and solve a range of public health challenges.
Molly Evans, Public Health student at UWM is sitting in a lab near a microscope. She is a woman with long blonde hair and glasses wearing a lab coat and sitting on a stool with her arms crossed.
Students in our MPH programs can choose from six tracks — Biostatistics, Community & Behavioral Health Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health Policy, and Nutrition & Dietetics.
Kinesiology students in lab practice taking blood pressure. Two students in room. One man is seated with blood pressure cuff around arm and other male student is kneeling on one knee with stethoscope pressed to the other man's arm.
Kinesiology students study the science of movement (sport, exercise, physical activity), and the role of movement in athletic success, health, and disease prevention.
Two UWM students working in a community garden. A man with dark hair is looking down on the hoop garden. A woman holds a watering can over the plants.
In Nutritional Sciences, we investigate the body’s metabolic and physiological responses to food, and the role of food and nutrients in the development, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Health Care Informatics. Smiling asian man standing next to a slide presentation with one hand raised by the screen. He has short black hair and is wearing a black suit jacket, blue dress shirt and striped tie.
In Health Care Informatics we use information technologies, data analytics and automation of medical data to assist with the problem solving and decision making that improves health care.

Become a Leader in Public Health

At the Zilber College of Public Health, your impact begins while you earn your degree.

Our students participate in field experiences and internships with community partner organizations — gaining real world experience and professional connections before graduation.

We also offer accelerated master’s degree programs, allowing well-qualified students to earn their undergraduate and graduate degree in five years – saving time and money.

Learn more about the application process and programs we offer below.

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