Additional Trainings and Certifications

As students and graduates of a college accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health, our students and alumni may sit for the Certified in Public Health exam.

Current students are eligible to take the exam, so long as they have completed or are concurrently enrolled in the graduate-level core content required for their graduate degree (biostatistics, epidemiology, health services/policy management, environmental health, social behavioral sciences). Candidates who pass the exam under this eligibility criteria will be provisionally certified until graduation. Following confirmation of their graduation, they will be Certified in Public Health. 

• Demonstrates your commitment to public health, and a mastery of core public health concepts.
• Helps you stay up to date on the broad field of public health, long after you have completed your degree program.
• Elevates the field of public health.
• Is preferred or required for certain jobs in some geographic areas, and its prominence is expected to grow in the coming years.

Certified Health Education Specialist and the more advanced Master Certified Health Education Specialist are credentials for individuals interested in careers in health education. This certification is required or strongly preferred for many health education positions.

Statistical Analysis System Certification is valuable for anyone intending to pursue a data-related career. Biostatistics students should review requirements for some of their preferred types of jobs to determine whether the SAS Certification is relevant to their career interests. Currently enrolled students may apply for a 50% discount off the standard testing fees.