MPH Careers
Our MPH alumni work in a wide variety of meaningful careers in Illinois, throughout the US, and abroad. Career focuses range literally from A-Z, with alumni working for the Alzheimer’s Association, working on zoonotic disease research, and everything in between. The tremendous diversity of subject matter, populations served, and setting of our alumni’s work shows the strength and flexibility of an MPH degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The following are just a few examples of the careers in which our MPH alumni are working:
- Assistant Professor
- Cancer Research Coordinator
- Chronic Disease Program Coordinator
- Clinical Research Assistant Supervisor
- Consultant
- County Health Department Director
- Data Analyst
- Epidemiologist
- Family Medicine Physician
- Healthcare Analyst
- HIV Health Educator
- Infectious Disease Contact Tracer
- Nutrition Case Manager
- Peace Corps Healthy Schools Coordinator
- Public Health Department Administrator
- Public Health Nurse
- Public Policy Fellow
- Research Analyst
- Special Projects Director
- Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
- Tobacco Prevention Health Educator
- Violence Prevention Program Supervisor
- Women’s Health Coordinator
- Worksite Wellness Coordinator
We invite you to check out some Alumni profiles to learn more about life as an MPH student and Illinois alum:
