UW Health Systems and Population Health Master of Public Health (MPH) alumni work across the United States and world as public health practitioners, researchers, and leaders within universities, the health care industry, government agencies, and research and policy-making organizations.
Career Success
Alumni Throughout Public Health and Health Care
200
alumni
99%
employed in public health
27%
in health care
22%
in schools and universities
20%
in government
14%
in the private health sector
13%
in community or nonprofit orgs
4%
self-employed
Alumni Around the World and Country
6
countries
23
states
40%
outside WA state
Potential Professions
Sample of Health Systems and Population Health MPH Alumni Roles
- Program Manager at the Center for Community Health and Evaluation with Kaiser Permanente
- Project Director with Prevention and Community Health at George Washington University
- Outcome and Evaluation Analyst for Client Data at Hopelink
- Research Coordinator and Field Operations Lead for the SMART Center with the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Examples Professions Among Our Graduates with Doctoral Degrees
- Medical Officer with the Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences at the National Institute on Drug Abuse within the National Institutes of Health
- Director of Advanced Heart Failure Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Director of Clinical Operations at Vera Whole Health
- Senior Research Scientist in Health and Analytics at Battelle
- Professor in Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco
Our Program’s Career Services
We offer a variety of services and resources to support our students and recent alumni with their job searches.
Alumni Database
We have a strong network of more than 80 alumni, and we maintain a database (updated annually) with alumni contact and employment information. Our staff can query this database by title, organization, and location, and share contact info with students for those alumni who have elected to network and support future public health professionals. So, for example, if a student lets us know they are looking for a job in Boston, or trying to get a position at Kaiser, or seeking nutrition-related work, we can help them connect to the relevant alumni.
Alumni Email List
After graduation, we sign alumni up for our alumni email list, which we use to share information about jobs, upcoming events, and more.
LinkedIn Group
Being a member of our private LinkedIn group allows students to direct-message other members, even if they are not connected to them on LinkedIn, potentially facilitating networking and job-seeking.
Faculty Advising
Our faculty advisors are available for meetings to discuss students’ career paths and opportunities.
UW Career Services
Our students and alumni also benefit from resources provided by the UW School of Public Health and UW Career Center, including its events and access to the free, online job system known as Handshake.