Pandemic boosts increase in students seeking public health degrees
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During the pandemic, schools across the country have seen a sudden spike in interest for public health degrees, specifically epidemiology.
At the University of Central Florida, nursing programs have seen a big increase, too, of about 26% this year for its bachelor's degrees. Out west, the University of Arizona has seen a 26% increase overall for all its epidemiology applications compared to this time last year and it's still accepting new applicants. In fact, interest in the MPH Applied Epidemiology program has nearly tripled. "I think it would be right to say that COVID-19 has really brought public health to the forefront of our lives," said John Ehiri, professor of public health and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "Individuals really feel empowered to use that training to help themselves and their families, as well as their communities here in Arizona, nationally and even globally."
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