M.S.W./M.P.H.: Social Work and Public Health

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Public health social work is a contemporary, integrated, trans-disciplinary approach to preventing, addressing, and solving social health problems. This collaborative program with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) enables you to tailor your dual degree, combining one of the Fordham M.S.W. concentrations with one of ISMMS’ eight Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree tracks.

Students who are interested in the M.S.W. and M.P.H. program will take two years to complete each degree, however, by entering a dual program, students are expected to graduate in three years completing 99 credits. If you were to pursue both degree programs separately, you would need to complete 111 credits and it would take four years.

  • Tuition and Fees

    The tuition and fees for this program depends on the amount of credits you decide to take each term.

    Both universities offer merit-based scholarships and opportunities for work study and research assistant positions. 

    Learn more about Fordham GSS tuition, fees, and scholarships.

    Learn more about Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Public Health tuition, fees, and scholarships.

  • Plans of Study/Program Tracks

    This collaborative program with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) enables you to tailor your dual degree, combing one of the Fordham MSW concentrations with one of ISMMS’ eight Master of Public Health (MPH) degree tracks.

    • General Public Health
    • Global Health
    • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
    • Epidemiology
    • Health Care Management
    • Outcomes Research
    • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    • Biostatistics

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    Career Opportunities for M..S.W./M.P.H. degree students:

    • Health Educator
    • Health Promotion Program Coordinator
    • Director, Family Health Services
    • Communications Director, Health agency
    • Social Marketer, Health agency
    • University Administrator, MPH program
    • Director, Office of Minority Health
    • President and CEO, Agency on Aging
    • Mental Health Researcher
    • Social Work Director in hospital
    • Health Advocacy Director
    • Health Legislative Assistant
    • Public Health Lobbyist
    • Program Evaluator
    • Grant Writer
    • Program Officers
    • Director of a Professional Association
    • Health Commissioner
    • Technical Advisor, Global Health
    • International Programs Managers
    • NGO Founder/Director
    • Urban Planner
    • Hospital Administrator
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    Learn more about the Fordham GSS Application Process.