Make a difference in community health with a Public Health degree from the University of Illinois Springfield. Our nationally accredited Public Health program prepares students to tackle real-world health challenges through hands-on learning, expert faculty mentorship, and flexible online and on-campus options. Whether you’re advancing your career or entering the field for the first time, UIS equips you with the skills to promote health equity, improve population health and lead meaningful change.
We believe expertise is best developed through hands-on or direct experience with real-world, professional work. So, we offer you many opportunities to do so. All courses are taught by faculty from diverse academic and methodological backgrounds with the most promising and/or distinguished scholars and public health professionals. Students receive direct personal attention through faculty mentoring and advising to meet individual needs and interests. As a UIS MPH student, you can learn anywhere and anytime from faculty, rich resources, and alumni!
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UIS Establishes Biostatistics and Epidemiology Society
The MPH program announces a new student organization affiliated with the American Statistical…
Apr 01, 2026
UIS Public Health Faculty Research on the Association Between Asthma and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in the United States
Association Between Asthma and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in the United States: A Propensity Score Weighted Cross-Sectional Study," published…
Mar 29, 2026
UIS MPH Students Win First Place at IEEE Illinois Innovates 2026
On February 24, 2026, a team of four Master of Public Health students from the University of Illinois Springfield made a strong showing at the IEEE "Illinois…
Jan 27, 2026
UIS Students Gain Professional Insight at Illinois Environmental Health Association Conference
UIS PHSA members at the IEHA Conference
UIS MPH student, Abisola Olowofeso, presenting her research paper
Students from the University of Illinois…
Jun 25, 2025
UIS Master of Public Health program honored with Program of Excellence Award
The University of Illinois Springfield’s Master of Public Health Program has been honored with the Public Health Program of Excellence Award from the Illinois…
Dec 05, 2024
UIS public health student recognized with top state honor
Aisha Katsina Isa, a University of Illinois Springfield student pursuing a master’s degree in public health, was honored with the Emerging Public Health…