Prospective Students

Unrivaled Resources

As a part of the Columbia community, Mailman School students have access to a university comprised of 16 schools, five affiliated institutions, and a total of 23 libraries. Students can choose from more than 1,000 graduate courses offered throughout the University, drawing on the resources of the schools of International and Public Affairs, Social Work, Business, Law, and Journalism, to name just a few. Complementing a regular course load are scores of lectures, presentations, seminars, films, and exhibits.

Underscoring the School’s multidisciplinary approach to public health, several dual degree programs have been created with Columbia’s other graduate schools. These programs allow students to tap into the full resources of the University and to gain expertise in fields complementary to public health.

Taking Advantage

Mailman School and Columbia Business School graduate Lara Khouri, MPH/MBA ’03, a program director at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Healthy Weight Program, entered the Department of Health Policy and Management’s part-time program to pursue a degree in healthcare policy. “I took a required class on accounting and budgeting and discovered my interest in the business side of public health. The opportunity to enroll in Columbia Business School through the University’s dual degree program was simply too good to pass up. I now have professional degrees from two of the most highly regarded graduate schools in the world.”