Boston University School of Public Health is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1976, the School offers master’s- and doctoral-level programs in public health. It is located in the heart of Boston University's Medical Campus in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The school has more than 8,900 alumni, 267 faculty, and 227 staff; its students hail from more than 43 countries, and its total research portfolio is worth more than $180 million. BUSPH is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and ranked 10th among Public Health Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report.The mission of BUSPH is “to improve the health of populations locally, nationally, and internationally, with a special focus on the disadvantaged, underserved, and vulnerable.” The school describes its values statement as follows: "Our values drive what we do and how we do it. We are deeply committed to igniting positive change in the world. We seek to create a respectful, collaborative, diverse, and inclusive community within SPH, and to promote justice, human rights, and equity within and across our local and global communities. We are bold in our pursuit of knowledge that matters, creative in our pursuit of solutions, and innovative in our education. In all we do, it is our engagement with people, communities, and institutions in the world beyond our academic walls that leads to success."These statements guide BUSPH’s activities—including research, scholarship, education, and translation—through its principles of significance, diversity, equity, and collaboration. Faculty in six departments—Biostatistics; Community Health Sciences; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Global Health; and Health Law, Policy & Management—conduct research that informs public health policies around the world.
