The College of Public Health at George Mason University provides inclusive, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional undergraduate and graduate education, research, and practice for students pursuing careers in Global and Community Health, Health Administration and Policy, Nursing, Nutrition and Food Studies, and Social Work. Since Mason is the largest research university in Virginia, and a Carnegie R1 Institution, we are part of an elite group of doctoral universities that are research intensive. Some areas of focus include prevention and treatment of infectious and chronic diseases, inequalities and marginalized communities, environmental health and climate change, nutrition, violence, mental and behavioral health, informatics, and health technologies. We offer a distinct array of degrees to support research and training of professionals dedicated to ensuring health and well-being for all.

Department of Global and Community Health

• Public Health, PhD
  • Epidemiology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Public Health, MPH
  • Community Health Promotion; Epidemiology; Food Security and Nutrition; Global Health; Health Equity and Social Justice; Health Policy; Public Health Practice
• Global Health, MS
• Graduate Certificates
  • Epidemiology; Global Health; Public Health

Department of Health Administration and Policy

• Health Services Research, PhD
  • Health Systems and Policy; Knowledge Discovery and Health Informatics
• Health Systems Management, MHA
  • Executive; Healthcare Quality
• Health Informatics, MS
  • Health Data Analytics; Health Informatics Management; Public Health Informatics; Quality Informatics
• Graduate Certificates
  • Healthcare Quality; Health Informatics and Data Analytics

School of Nursing

• Nursing, PhD
• Nursing, DNP
  • BSN-DNP/MSN-DNP Pathways; Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner; Family Nurse Practitioner; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Nursing Administration
• Nursing, MSN
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
• Graduate Certificates
  • Nursing Education; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies

• Nutrition, MS
  • Community Nutrition; Dietetics
• Graduate Certificates
  • Nutrition: Community Nutrition; Food Security

Department of Social Work

• Social Work, MSW
  • Children, Youth, and Families; Adults and Healthy Aging; Advanced Standing; Dual Degree with Conflict Analysis and Resolution, MS