美国留学根据usnews对于公共健康专业的排名，挑选了美国两所不同排名的大学，并详细解释了美国学校对MPH专业申请人的背景要求。
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Johns Hopkins University约翰·霍普金斯大学的Bloomberg School of Public Health下的Public Health专业是全美排名第一的MPH专业，学校对于申请人的背景要求如下：
All matriculating MPH students will have successfully completed at least one college-level course in each of the following areas.
· Mathematics (e.g., calculus, algebra, statistics)
· General biology
· Health-related science (e.g., nutrition, microbiology, anatomy or physiology) OR another biology course
Successful applicants to the MPH Program typically have the following.
· A strong academic record and relevant academic preparation with particular emphasis on quantitative skills. It is important to submit application materials that clearly demonstrate strong quantitative skills, (e.g., quantitative coursework on your academic transcripts or quantitative scores on standardized tests).
· Clear career goals that are consistent with your anticipated training. It is important to clearly communicate how an MPH degree fits in with your overall career goals.
At least two years of full-time, post-baccalaureate, health-related work experience or a doctoral degree in a field underlying public health. This requirement is waived for applicants who are medical students or applicants to the JD/MPH, MSW/MPH, and the MSN/MPH combined degree programs
我们从中可以看到约翰·霍普金斯大学的要求主要是两个方面：
首先是申请人要学习过一些课程，比如数学，生物学以及与健康相关的一些课程。
第二，申请人要有至少两年的相关工作经验，如果想要避免工作经验的限制就需要有相关的学位储备。
我们还可以从约翰·霍普金斯大学往年的录取数据看出学校倾向于什么样的学生。
以下是学校对于学生的分布统计：
Full-time – 241
Average Age Full-time – 29
Female – 67%
Male – 33%
Approximately 39 percent of the full-time MPH students are physicians, 14 percent are in medical school and 9 percent are nurses.
Approximately 43 percent of our part-time/Internet-based students are physicians and 5 percent are nurses.
The professions of our MPH students have become increasingly diverse. Other professions among students – representing approximately 50 percent of the MPH student body – include:
AdministratorLaboratory Scientist
AnthropologistLawyer
AudiologistMedical Assistant
BiologistMedical Officer
BiostatisticianMicrobiologist
Case ManagerNutritionist
CEO of Non-profit OrganizationOptometrist
ChemistParamedic
Clinical Health WorkerPeace Corps Volunteer
Clinical Research CoordinatorPharmacist
Community Health WorkerPhysical Therapist
Computer Systems SpecialistPhysician Assistant
ConsultantPhysicist
DentistPolitical Analyst
Emergency Response SpecialistProgram Administrator/Manager
EngineerPsychologist
Environmental ScientistPublic Health Administrator
EpidemiologistResearch Associate/Assistant
Grants CoordinatorSocial Scientist
Health AnalystSocial Worker
Health EducatorSoftware Engineer
Health Services AdministratorStudy Coordinator
HistorianTeacher
HIV/AIDS Program CoordinatorToxicologist
Infection Control PractitionerTrauma Registrar
International Security AnalystVeterinarian
International Aid WorkerWater Sanitation Coordinator
Journalist
我们可以看到学校全职学生有241人，其中女性占了近七成的比例，39% 是医生，有14%是在医学院的学生，有9%是护士。也就是说有62%的学生是有医学相关的背景的。并且学生的平均年龄在29岁。从附属的表格也可以看出来有一半的学生是具有医学背景的。
那么国际学生的比例有多少呢?
以下是国际学生的数据：
Full-time (United States) – 66%
Full-time (Non-United States) – 34%
我们通过简单的计算就可以知道，国际学生大约有90人，而国际学生的分布在100多个国家，可想而知大陆学生能够有1.2人就已经是很不容易的事了。
以上是全美排名第1的Johns Hopkins MPH约翰·霍普金斯大学的分析，下面是全美排名第36位的University at Buffalo--SUNY纽约州立大学水牛城分校的背景要求分析
Buffalo 的MPH下设 在School of Public Health and Health Professions中，专业方向有5个细分：
The MPH program offers concentrated study in five areas: biostatistics, community health and health behavior, environmental health, epidemiology, and health services administration. Each concentration includes coursework both required and elective, field training and a culminating integrative project.
What is special about the MPH at the University at Buffalo?
· Our focus is on both urban and rural health. While the university is located in an urban setting, western New York is mostly rural.
· You can do your field training anywhere in the world.
· You can get involved in outside of classroom activities including the Global Health Initiative, explore current public health topics through journal clubs or the MMWR club, visit public health venues with our field trips, or meet informally with public health practitioners in fireside chats.
· Located near the United States-Canada border, there are cross-border opportunities.
· Although New York is not a western state, there are opportunities to learn aboutAmerican Indian culture in western New York.
· You can obtain both the MPH and another professional degree through our collaborative programs in less time than completing each degree separately. We have collaborations with exercise science, law, management, medicine, pharmacy and social work,
Our students have been fortunate in securing either employment or advanced education upon graduation. A recent survey of our MPH graduates found that within one year of graduation 85% were employed and an additional 12% were pursuing further education.
注：学校重点介绍了学院的特色，这也是帮助申请者了解自己是否与该学校该专业匹配。我们要注意的是每个学校每个学院都是有自己的倾向性的，迎合它的倾向写出来的文书会对申请有很大的作用。
以下是纽约州立大学水牛城分校对于申请者的要求：
Bachelor's degree with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.000 (B grade) or above. (Note for applicants with a PharmD degree and no BA or BS degree: A PharmD degree from a US school is considered at least equivalent to a BS degree.)
GRE: The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required, but there are some exceptions:
(a) applicants with an MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited American university need not submit the GRE.
(b) MPH/JD applicants may be eligible for a GRE waiver (see the MPH/JD).
(c) MCAT: The concentration admissions committees prefer the GRE but starting with fall 2012 applicants the committees will consider the MCAT. However, if in the opinion of a committee the MCAT scores are deemed too low, or courses and grades are a concern, then the committee might still require the applicant to submit GRE scores.
The GRE General Test must have been taken within 5 years of application to the MPH program. Beginning November 2011, the GRE's scoring scale will change from reporting scores on a scale from 200-800 to a scale from 130-170. For GREs scored with the old method, it is preferred that applicants have a minimum score of 500 or 50th percentile for each category (verbal and quantitative) and a minimum of 4.0 or 50th percentile for analytic writing. For GREs scored with the new method, it is preferred that applicants have a score at the 50th percentile or better for each category (verbal and quantitative) and a minimum of 4.0 or 50th percentile for analytic writing.
Foreign applicants: TOEFL examination completed within two years of enrollment with a minimum acceptable score of 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computer-based test, or 100 on the internet-based test.
Highly recommended are:
One general biology course;
One health related science course (e.g., nutrition, anatomy, microbiology, or physiology);
A college level mathematics course (e.g., calculus or statistics; calculus is preferred for students concentrating in epidemiology) and at least two years of high school algebra - see note "8" above for biostatistics concentration calculus requirement;
One year of college level chemistry;
Two courses in behavioral sciences, including a course in sociology or social psychology, and a course in subjects such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, or economics; and
A basic computing course
注：我们可以看到对于TOFEL，GRE学院有着细致的要求，学院也提供了学生需要的学术背景，生物课程，数学课程，化学课程，社会课程，计算机课程。相对比Johns Hopkins，Buffalo对于学生的要求明显放宽了，接受的学术背景也比较广泛。值得注意的是：Buffalo没有在官网中要求申请者拥有工作经验，这种放宽对申请者是个比较好的信息，与此同时如果在申请时拥有工作经验，对没有要求的Buffalo来说，是一个优先考虑的因素。
