The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics offers a supportive and stimulating work environment to inspire students to become global leaders in public health. Students will become competent users and interpreters of population-based health information by learning to apply fundamental epidemiologic and biostatistical methods to public health practice, policy and research.
MPH Epidemiology
“The most surprising thing about my MPH journey has been the number of opportunities students have for further exploration within the field of public health.”
Your schedule limitation won’t hold you back with the online epidemiology degree program that gives you the flexibility to learn from anywhere! Both online and in-person graduates have found employment in academia, research organizations and foundations, industry, public and private health services delivery organizations, and international agencies.
EpiAssist is a student volunteer group that provides students with the opportunity to gain applied public health experience by assisting Texas’ state, regional and local health departments with outbreak investigations, disasters and emergencies, community health assessments and other projects. To date, EpiAssist has provided in excess of 4,000 hours in service to the state of Texas.
Our faculty represent a wide array of disciplines, expertise and interests within Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Their backgrounds include tropical diseases, maternal and child health, vaccine development/safety, alcohol and drug prevention policy, emergency management, genomics of cancer, environmental exposure assessment, and survival analysis to name a few.
Notable faculty studies and projects include:
