Public Health Nursing Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

• Public health nursing degrees are more common at the master and doctorate level, although some reputable schools do allow bachelor students to declare a major in public health. These programs are often competitive, but they will establish the student as a professional in the field at an early stage in their educational careers. The University of California, Berkeley offers an undergraduate bachelor degree in public health that emphasizes human rights and justice while promoting knowledge of human-wide public health issues.

  University of California, Berkeley
  School of Public Health
  50 University Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-2082
  sph.berkeley.edu

Master Degrees

• Public health nursing is often a specialty that can be taken as a master degree. The Emory School of Nursing, for instance, offers a public health nurse leadership specialty that focuses on management and administration of public health offices and clinics around the country. San Francisco State University provides a master of public health program in community health education that is designed for professionals in the healthcare field to promote social justice and community-based health initiatives.

  Emory University
  Rollins School of Public Health
  1518 Clifton Rd., NE
  Atlanta, GA 30322
  404-727-8720
  sph.emory.edu

  San Francisco State University
  MPH Program in Community Health Education
  Department of Health Education
  1600 Holloway Avenue - HSS 326
  San Francisco, CA 94132-4161
  415-338-1413
  healthed.sfsu.edu

Doctorate Degrees

• For students who want to continue the public health nursing education and take on a leadership or academic role, there are many doctorate degrees available. The University of Arkansas offers a doctor of public health degree that is open to anyone with extensive nursing experience and a masters degree in public health. This degree provides a highly detailed look at public health services, leadership, and emerging issues in the field. The University of Illinois at Chicago also has a robust Ph.D in public health program that features a look at local and global public health, policy decisions, and leadership roles.

  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
  4301 W. Markham, #820
  Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
  501-526-6600
  uams.edu/coph

  University of Illinois at Chicago
  School of Public Health
  1603 West Taylor St., MC 923
  Chicago, IL 60612-4394
  312-996-6620
  uic.edu/sph