Public Health major FSU vs UF

[Love4jb2]

I’ve calculated my financial aid packages plus the scholarships that i’ll be receiving and both schools are affordable and I will not be getting any loans for them…

Considering my major(s): Public Health or Biology and my future career: Epidemiologist. My undergraduates degree doesn’t really matter because it all depends on my Master’s degree program.

However, I want to hear from everyone about this because I want a school where I’ll be success. People tell me I’ll be successful at whichever school I attend but I want to know from strangers about this situation…Which school seems to have a better health program…idk. what do yall think?

I’m also considering:
local life
clubs/activities
school’s size
major

[Zinhead]

In terms of social life, clubs/activities, etc., both schools are very similar. However, unless there are some specific reasons to go one or the other, a good rule of thumb is to go to the highest ranked school that is affordable.

[IvyGirl27]

I would recommend UF for any science-related field. However, if you feel more “at home” at FSU, then go there.

[FSU2015]

Here’s some info in case you haven’t already accepted at one school or the other. My daughter has a B.S. in Biology from FSU and is applying to graduate schools now to get an MPH. She is also focused on Epidemiology. As far as FSU vs UF, I don’t think either one has a Public Health major B.S. degree, although USF does. USF is actually the better-regarded university as far as Public Health. They have a large program–ranked in top 30 usually. The Biology degree at FSU is very focused on either pre-med, molecular & genetics or Marine Biology courses, and even the marine biology courses seemed to lessen as the years went on. I think UF may have more course options–check the four year requirements and current courses being offered at both. One thing to consider is that at FSU you can get a SAS certificate after taking four or five statistics courses. If you want to do Epi, you will probably need SAS programming skills. Might as well find out as an undergrad whether you like it or not. To my knowledge, UF doesn’t offer the certificate. Look it up though.

[pitt2021]

@fsu2015 uf just got a public health degree this year.

[Gator88NE]

https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/publichealth/Majors/public-health.aspx

A primary goal of the public health bachelor’s degree program is to prepare students for advanced (master’s) training in the health professions and in public health specifically, considered the entry level degree for the field. Students interested in a specific area of public health have the opportunity to organize some of their electives around a cohesive public health topic. In addition, interested students have the opportunity to explore a combined-degree program in public health.

UF’s Public Health Grad school program is ranked 30th in the country. Since a master’s degree is viewed as the “entry level degree”, the combine degree option is nice.

http://mph.ufl.edu/programs/collaborative-degree-programs/combinedegree/

Public Health Combined Degree Program
Bachelor’s degree/ Master of Public Health

Introduction to the MPH combined degree program
We are pleased to offer the Master of Public Health combined degree program in the College of Public Health and Health Professions. Our combined degree program is available to UF undergraduate students from any college and major. The MPH program requires 48 credits of graduate level coursework. However, the combined degree program allows students to get a 15-credit head start on that coursework while still undergraduates. Students complete both their bachelor’s degree and the master of public health degree while saving over a semester of time (i.e. 15 semester hours).