Membership

ASPPH brings together the academic public health community to strengthen institutions, develop people, amplify our collective voice, and advance the future of public health.

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Be part of the leading voice for academic public health. ASPPH advocates for federal support and shared policy priorities, keeps members informed on issues affecting the field, and creates opportunities to elevate member expertise, perspectives, programs, and accomplishments.

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Put trusted resources and data to work for your institution. Members gain access to institutional research, data and analytics, member-only resources, and expertise that support strategic decision-making and advance excellence in education, research, workforce development, and practice.

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Strengthen your institution’s visibility to prospective students and help build the future public health workforce. ASPPH supports members across the student journey through the Academic Program Finder, This Is Public Health®, recruitment events, SOPHAS, student engagement and ambassador opportunities, fellowships, training programs, and career resources.

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Connect your leaders, faculty, and staff with peers who understand the opportunities and challenges they face. ASPPH Sections, Assemblies, Forums, online communities, member-only retreats, the Annual Meeting, Leadership Conversations, and the Academic Public Health Leadership Institute create year-round opportunities to learn, lead, collaborate, and share expertise.

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Bring your institution’s expertise to the issues shaping public health. ASPPH convenes members and partners around emerging priorities, strengthens connections between academia and practice, and creates opportunities to collaborate on initiatives that advance education, research, practice, and the public health workforce.

ASPPH Membership at a Glance


153 Schools & Programs of Public Health
68 Schools
85 Programs
8 Countries
100k+ Dean, Faculty, Staff and Students

Value Across Your Institution


ASPPH Membership is institutional—so the value extends across your entire school or program.

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School & Program Leaders

Connect with a close network of deans, program directors, and other senior academic public health leaders facing similar opportunities and challenges.

Gain peer insight, trusted data, policy intelligence, and strategic resources to inform high-level decision-making on enrollment, finances, workforce needs, academic programs, research, organizational priorities, and the future of public health education.

Strengthen leadership through Leadership Conversations, the Academic Public Health Leadership Institute (APHLI), leadership retreats, the Annual Meeting, and other executive-level opportunities.

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Faculty & Staff

Build professional networks with colleagues in similar roles across member institutions through Sections, Forums, online communities, meetings, and collaborative initiatives.

Access resources, data, and learning opportunities that support academic affairs, student services, career services, recruitment, communications, finance and administration, institutional research, teaching, curriculum development, research, and practice.

Share expertise and increase professional visibility through presentations, webinars, awards, member communications, and field-wide initiatives.

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Students

Expand your institution’s reach to prospective students through ASPPH’s Academic Program Finder, This Is Public Health®, recruitment events, and other student-facing channels.

Advance recruitment and admissions efforts with SOPHAS, application resources, and opportunities that help prospective students discover, evaluate, and apply to your programs.

Connect your students to fellowships, training programs, career resources, events, and professional opportunities that support their development and strengthen their connection to the broader public health community.

Join ASPPH


ASPPH Membership is open to graduate schools and programs of public health that are accredited, or are in applicant status, by the Council of Education for Public Health (CEPH).

CEPH-accredited

51+ Graduate Students*

Annual Fee:

$35,000

CEPH-accredited

1-50 Graduate Students*

Annual Fee:

$20,000

CEPH-accredited

NON-US, any size

Annual Fee:

$10,000

CEPH applicant

any size

Annual Fee:

$10,000

*Student count is based on members’ graduate-level fall enrollment: Individuals who are enrolled in a school or program of public health as a degree-seeking student; full-time, part-time, and other.

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