Published Research

Published Research


January 29, 2024

The Impact of Student Loan Debt on Public Health Graduates

A Public Health Reports study titled "Federal Student Loan Debt in Public Health and the Opportunities for Loan Repayment Programs" highlights the significant federal student loan debt burden for public health graduates. It explores how loan repayment[...]

Public Health Reports

diverse graduates looking happy

October 5, 2023

Expectations of employers in the US for entry-level public health job skills with a bachelor’s degree

A recent research study aimed to understand the labor market dynamics for bachelor’s-level graduates in public health. Utilizing Indeed.com, 365 public health-related job postings from across the US were analyzed between November 7 and 14, 2022. The analysis focused on various[...]

Frontiers in Public Health

Back view of a female lecturer in a pink shirt addressing a diverse group of students in an auditorium

July 26, 2023

New Study Highlights Continued Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Education for Public Health

Researchers from the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington University (GW) Milken Institute School of Public Health and ASPPH released a new study that identifies institutional characteristics associated with public health student diversity, including faculty diversity.[...]

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)

Public Health Pipeline Diversity Paper

January 12, 2023

RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF STUDENTS, GRADUATES, AND FACULTY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, 2011 TO 2021

Led by colleagues from the New York University School of Global Public Health and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, ASPPH analyzed 2011 and 2021 data on students, graduates, and faculty to compare changes in the racial[...]

Environmental Health Insights


October 24, 2020

FIRST-DESTINATION OUTCOMES FOR 2015-2018 PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATES: FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT

ASPPH, along with colleagues from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, and University of Minnesota School of Public Health, conducted this first broad-based study of public health graduates from 2015-2018[...]

American Journal of Public Health