I am looking to add one or two more schools to my list. I would like the Northeast or mid Atlantic region. My requirements are:
On the selective side (I am at the top of my class, 2200 SAT)
On the smaller side (less than like 12,000)
Public Health or something health related major (not a straight up science major)
I would like a Jewish population (at least 10 %)
Any suggestions? Thanks! I keep searching and end up looking at a bunch of schools and finding they don’t fit…
“Public Health or something health related major (not a straight up science major)” - typically done as a grad degree but there are programs with undergrad PH degrees, not so many though.
Tulane has a BSPH, not in the region you’re looking for but otherwise meets your criteria.
What aspect of PH are you interested in?
I’m not quite sure yet, I know some schools have just a plain Public Health undergrad major but other thing’s I’d be interested in are health policy, nutrition, human or community health, etc. Its difficult to search for these type of majors on college search engines though.
One issue is that PH undergrad majors tend to be offered at state Us which are often larger than 12k.
In any case, here is a list of schools that offer anything for undergrad in PH specifically: http://www.aspph.org/program-finder/?degree=BA;BS;BSPH;Minor;BPH
You can also choose a LAC or smaller U where you can major in most anything but be active in public health clubs. Then go on to get your MPH or not, or a different degree. You don’t need a BSPH or undergrad health major to go into the field.
You might look around here also: http://www.publichealthonline.org/careers/
Have you considered Emory as well as its two year liberal arts college, Oxford College of Emory? When I was there it was jokingly called Early Methodist, Only Recently Yiddish, a nickname that as a Jew, I can confidently say is fairly accurate. Emory is literally across the street from the CDC and the undergraduate programs in the subject are quite well developed.
Even though Emory is in the South, the nearby Hartsfield-Jackson airport is one of the largest hubs in the world, meaning that you should be able to travel to the school with relative ease.
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Brown, Tufts, Bryn Mawr, U Rochester, Franklin and Marshall, GWU, Tulane, American, Muhlenberg, and Hampshire match all of your criteria.
Sorry, Tulane isn’t in the Northeast or mid-Atlantic…all the others are though!
Public health is an interdisciplinary field that draws much from the social and natural sciences. Although undergrad programs are growing, it’s really concentrated at the grad level. That includes offshoots like health policy and nutrition.
Brandeis (northeastern, large Jewish population, medium-sized) offers an undergrad major in health: science, society and policy. Boston University has a health sciences major.
You may also check out some schools with global health or health & society certificates or minors and consider majoring in a social science - which will give you similar preparation. For example, the Five Colleges have a Culture, Health, & Science minor.
Also, two other great schools not in the Northeast come to mind. Duke has a second major in global health - which means you have to pair it with a primary major. And Vanderbilt has a great center and major in health, medicine, and society.
Emory came to mind immediately as a great fit, although a little further south than mid Atlantic region.
Johns Hopkins is an obvious suggestion. I’m rather surprised it hasn’t been mentioned yet.
Williams College has a public health concentration. don’t know the percentage of Jewish students (and there is no way to measure it), but there is a wonderful Jewish center and i think a pretty active community:
http://public-health.williams.edu/
Grinnell College has this:
https://www.grinnell.edu/academics/centers/ui-mph
Jewish life is wonderful there – the rabbi is fabulous, a small but very engaged group of students put on a good variety of things. Shabbat table is very well attended. Again, with no way to get statistics, it is just anecdotal, but there are definitely a good many Jewish students. Please PM if you have questions. Grinnell isn’t in the geographic range you asked for, but i’m such a fan, i couldn’t resist putting it there for you!
Haha @warblersrule, I was surprised it hadn’t been mentioned yet too, and meant to mention it in my post and then forgot!
Johns Hopkins would be the premier place to go for this, OP. The other good thing about most of these colleges suggested is that they are excellent colleges in their own right, so if you end up changing your mind or want to add a double-major or minor in another field, you can do so without worrying about whether the other programs are strong.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions!! Of schools mentioned, I have already applied to Muhlenberg, Emory & American. I will check out some others!