The University of Illinois, Chicago is an acclaimed research institution dedicated to the discovery and distribution of knowledge. It is among the top five most diverse campuses in the nation and a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions in providing access to underrepresented students. Faculty, students and staff in every college work with neighborhood, foundation and government partners on a wide range of projects to improve the quality of life in communities around the world. Since 2010, UIC has been federally-designated as a Minority-Serving and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution was received in 2016. Thus, UIC’s more than 20,000 undergraduate, 7,000 graduate and 4,000 professional students comprise one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. The university’s institutional commitment and support for diverse student populations has been recognized nationally, including the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

The UIC School of Public Health is the only public health school in Illinois accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Dedicated to creating a healthy society, the school emphasizes real-world learning to make a difference populations around the world through partnerships with community groups and government agencies and a focus on social justice and reducing health inequities, faculty and students lead and implement projects that include violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, environmental and occupational health, maternal and child health, health and aging, substance use epidemiology and intervention, and emergency and disaster preparedness.

The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree offered at the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago provides comprehensive leadership training in all areas of public health, exposing students to the latest in research, practice, and theory. This completely online program is tailored to mid-career public health professionals who want to expand their knowledge and practice of public health. Our vision is to build a cadre of dedicated public health leaders who can set strategic direction, drive transformational change, create responsive systems, and contribute to the evidence base of public health practice. The DrPH program is facilitating an antiracist, equity-based, and strategic process to decolonize its research, teaching and practice curriculum and approaches. For more information about the DrPH program, please visit: https://publichealth.uic.edu/academics/public-health-degrees/drph/.