Minor in Public Health

Our students are prepared to prevent health problems before they occur.

The undergraduate minor in public health equips students to protect and improve the well-being of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles and research for disease and injury prevention. The program includes courses in biology, statistics, epidemiology and more to allow students to take innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to addressing public health challenges.

  • Understand the natural history of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
  • Identify and examine biological, behavioral, social, cultural and environmental factors.
  • Define the role of data in guiding evidence-based risk assessment and health policy.

 

Top Green College

(Princeton Review, 2025)

 

No. 46 among public universities in the country

(U.S. News & World Report, 2026)

 

5 Nobel Laureates

Since 1989

Learn how you can help prevent disease and improve population health.

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a minor.

Learn from experienced faculty from a wide range of public health research fields.

Be successful.

Be prepared to address increasingly complex public health challenges through work in academic settings, government agencies, nonprofits and advocacy organizations.

 

$80,820

median annual salary for health care practitioners and other public health occupations 

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023)

 

Biostatistican, epidemiologist and public health nurse are common job opportunities for graduates.

 

Work for Denver Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boulder Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Peace Corps or other popular employers.

Academic Plan & Requirements

The minor in public health includes courses in a variety of disciplines, such as fundamentals of public health, introductory biology and introductory statistics. The minor requires 22 credit hours of coursework, including at least nine upper-division credit hours.