Why Rollins
A degree that pays dividends—for you and the world
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.
Set yourself up for success and a lifetime of opportunity
of graduates find their degree valuable in the job market
in annual salary for about 40% of graduates within 5 years of graduation
network of alumni worldwide
"Emory's been a great launching pad for my career in nutrition. I've never felt like this was something I was navigating alone."
Gabriella Salazar, MPH ‘26 in Epidemiology
Accelerate Your Career
You’ll go further and move up faster with a degree 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/MSPH, PhD, or DrPH from Rollins.
The Value of a Rollins Education
Advance Your Salary
A public health degree 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% of people in these roles earn more than $209,990.
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
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 neighbors like The Carter Center, to our work across the world with CARE and the Task Force for Global Health.
Access Lifetime Career Services
While a student, the Professional Advancement and Student Experience (PASE) Center 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.
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 , Co-Executive Director, Professional Advancement & Student Experience Center
Ready to Move Forward?
We are the #2 school of public health in the nation on a mission to move public health forward—join us.