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MHA Program Ranked #12 by U.S. News and World Report
The MHA program continues to excel as a national leader, climbing two spaces and maintaining Pitt’s place as the highest-ranked program in Pennsylvania.
MPH Program Ranked 18th in the Nation
Pitt’s MPH program remains a top destination for graduate students looking to serve as positive changemakers within the field of public health.



News

The rapid spread of measles in Gaines, Texas
The simulations, developed by Mary G. Krauland, research assistant professor, and Mark S. Roberts, professor of health policy and management based on the FRED modeling system, which uses the size and locations of schools and businesses, as well as census demographic data, to simulate the spread of diseases.

Meet the Class of 2025 grads who won top University honors
Ashawnti Buckner, health policy and management MPH student, was a recipient of the 2025 Pitt’s Emma W. Locke Memorial Award.

"Elevating Voices" collegiate competition awards three winners in Medicaid Estate Recovery Project
The Department of Health Policy and Management placed third place for their work in researching and proposing innovative solutions to this problem.