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I chose Hopkins for my MPH for several reasons. I was drawn to the caliber and number of faculty members and centers here, and the cutting edge research that is being conducted in my field of interest. As a student interested in both infectious diseases and vaccines, I felt that Hopkins had more to ...

1. broad range of courses, concentrations, certificates 2. able to train with colleagues from around the world 3. the MPH Director (Dr. Marie Diener-West) and Program Manager (Paul Whong) are absolute gems, incredibly responsive and supportive 4. very flexible curriculum

Largest, most well-established (a.k.a oldest), and interdisciplinary department of Epidemiology I could find. Very convenient BA/MHS program for those of us from the Hopkins Homewood (Undergrad) campus interested in pursuing a masters degree, with plenty of degree and research options. Fantastic fac...

- I enjoyed living in Maryland previously. - Best program in the country. - Able to focus specifically on health behavior and decision-making. - Enough time in my schedule to take electives and drive my own knowledge acquisition.

I chose Hopkins due to it's international reach and breadth of research. Hopkins is one of a handful of institutions that is always at the cutting edge of public health and medical research. What really appeals to me, however, is that Hopkins is constantly taking that research and moving beyond theo...

I found the decision making process to be much more difficult than I had anticipated, until I came to accepted students day and met with current students and staff. Everyone I interacted with made it very clear that Hopkins is not just an institution, but a community. Paul Whong in particular provid...

Hopkins was the only school that had a robust food systems program. I came to Hopkins for the opportunity to learn from the faculty and fellow students involved in the Center for a Livable Future. I am pursuing a Food Systems Concentration and certificates in Public Health Advocacy and Health Commu...

For its outstanding tradition in creating leaders well-equipped to solve the world's health care challenges.

I chose Johns Hopkins for the enormous opportunity it provides to learn from a wide array of world class experts in Public health, working in different corners of the globe.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the #1 public health school in the world!

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I was accepted into the MPH programs at Johns Hopkins and Emory at the same time. They are both top-notch schools, but I chose Johns Hopkins for two main reasons: first, the curriculum is endlessly customizable and very flexible. While Emory offers rigorous core courses in epidemiology and biostatis...

I chose Hopkins for my MPH for several reasons. I was drawn to the caliber and number of faculty members and centers here, and the cutting edge research that is being conducted in my field of interest. As a student interested in both infectious diseases and vaccines, I felt that Hopkins had more to ...

I wanted the combination of public health and business education - Hopkins allowed me to do both in two years, whereas most other schools the same program takes three years.

1. broad range of courses, concentrations, certificates 2. able to train with colleagues from around the world 3. the MPH Director (Dr. Marie Diener-West) and Program Manager (Paul Whong) are absolute gems, incredibly responsive and supportive 4. very flexible curriculum