Zilber College of Public Health

Students working in a garden.

Find Yourself in Public Health

Advancing health and well-being through multidisciplinary education, transformative research, action-oriented partnerships and practice.

Building Healthier Communities

Our students learn and live public health in Milwaukee’s diverse and dynamic communities — at Wisconsin’s only accredited school of public health.

We embrace our college’s mission to advance health and well-being in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and beyond.

We do this through multidisciplinary education, transformative research, and action-oriented partnerships and practice reflecting the principles of social justice and health equity.

Our Degree Programs

Our students enjoy the support of a strong community of classmates, professors and advisors. Experiential learning opportunities and internships help them give back to their community while growing as public health professionals.

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Brooke Miller at Racine County Health Department
Our BS in Public Health students learn how to diagnose, analyze and solve a range of public health challenges.
Public Health student at UWM.
Students in our MPH programs can choose from six tracks — Biostatistics, Community & Behavioral Health Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health Policy, and Nutrition & Dietetics.
Kinesiology students at work.
Kinesiology students study the science of movement (sport, exercise, physical activity), and the role of movement in athletic success, health, and disease prevention.
UWM students in a community garden.
In Nutritional Sciences, we investigate the body’s metabolic and physiological responses to food, and the role of food and nutrients in the development, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Health Care Informatics
In Health Care Informatics we use information technologies, data analytics and automation of medical data to assist with the problem solving and decision making that improves health care.

Become a leader in public health

At the Zilber College of Public Health, your impact begins while you earn your degree.

Our students participate in field experiences and internships with community partner organizations — gaining real world experience and professional connections before graduation.

We also offer accelerated master’s degree programs, allowing well-qualified students to earn their undergraduate and graduate degree in five years – saving time and money.

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Our students learn, research and discover in some of the university’s newest and best-equipped facilities.

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