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WHY ROLLINS

A degree that pays dividends—for you and the world

Set yourself up for success and a lifetime of opportunity

When you enroll at the Rollins School of Public Health, you are joining a global public health powerhouse that will prepare you for a thriving career. From day one, you’ll be able to connect with students, alumni, faculty, and top public health organizations across the world. And the support and services Rollins provides doesn’t end when you graduate—we offer lifetime career coaching and connections.

97%

Of graduates find their degree valuable
in the job market

$100K

In annual salary for about 40% of graduates
within 5 years of graduation 

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Finding Her Passion and Dream Job at Rollins 

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“I was fortunate to receive a fellowship that took care of 50% of my tuition, so I was already paying less than what I would have paid elsewhere. To already have secured a job before graduation is a good return on investment, and it goes beyond the money. I’ve been able to find a career that is stable and that provides me opportunities for fulfillment and growth.” 
Shelby Crosier
MPH in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, 2024
Read Shelby’s Story

Accelerate your career

You’ll go further and move up faster with a master’s in public health from Rollins. Whether you want to pursue a career in community work, research, or academia, by gaining marketable skills and hands-on experience, you’ll be able to pursue a broader range of opportunities and higher-level jobs with an MPH or MSPH from Rollins.

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Deloitte Seeks Out Rollins Students

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“We have been hiring Rollins graduates for over 10 years and Rollins alumni are essential to the consulting work we do throughout public health. Rollins alumni bring unique perspectives to address cutting-edge public health priorities and challenges and have grown our collective public health expertise.”
Meghan Raycraft
Consulting Manager, Deloitte 

Opportunities to Put Research to Work

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“Not only is Rollins Earn and Learn a cost-effective method for hiring students and helping them earn money while they’re in school, but it also benefits my entire staff. Students’ energy and willingness to learn helps to build a more positive and vigorous environment for everyone.”
Monica Godfrey
Associate Director of Programs, The Hope Clinic of Emory Vaccine Center
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Advance your salary

A master’s in public health from Rollins will empower you with the skills and qualifications you need in today’s competitive job market to springboard into roles with greater growth and earning potential. And public health skills are in demand—from climate change experts to global health workers to health care leaders and more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1.8 million openings each year, on average, in health care occupations alone, and finds the highest 10 percent of people in these roles earn more than $209,990.

Broaden your network

Fellow students, alumni, faculty, and public health organizations that partner with Rollins will help you launch and grow your career—and connect to more and better opportunities. Our alumni—13,000 strong—are highly involved and invested in Rollins. And our partnerships span both local and global—from our unique relationship with our neighbor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to our work across the world with CARE and the Task Force for Global Health.

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Reaching for the Sky

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In February 2020, during her time at Rollins, Samantha Hilsee secured an industrial hygiene internship with Delta, which gave her the opportunity to make a tangible difference on a global brand during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hilsee quickly moved into a full-time role as an environmental health and safety engineer with Delta Flight Products. She now gets to put the culmination of the skills she developed at Emory and in her internship to work every day in a job concerned with human and environmental safety and health.
Samantha Hilsee
Environmental Health, MPH '22, Environmental Health and Safety Engineer, Delta Flight Products

Opening Doors

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“Whenever I talk to people who are thinking about a career in public health, I tell them that getting my MPH from Rollins exponentially changed my earnings and my career projections. That’s because it gave me so much access to people, places, and organizations. It allowed me to have diverse experiences when I did not have a tremendous amount of prior public health experience.” 
Matthew McCurdy
Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences MPH ‘16, Co-Founder and Executive Director, BLKHLTH

Access lifetime career services

While a student, the Rollins Office of Career Development offers you personalized attention and assistance, including exploring career goals and interests through individual coaching sessions, networking opportunities, and employer information sessions. And after you graduate, we continue to provide lifetime career support—from professional development to networking to mentoring opportunities and more.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

A Formula for Success

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“The Rollins ecosystem empowers students to acquire top industry knowledge, skills, and experiences. These elements, combined with our students’ passion for the work, make them highly desirable to employers. Leading public health agencies and companies return year after year to recruit Rollins’ students—a testament to the quality of our offering. It is a formula that works.”
Srdjan Popovic
Senior Director of Career Development