Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health is launching a new Master of Science in Public Health in Data Science with an Environmental Health Concentration, a full-time, in-person program designed to meet the growing demand for data-driven expertise in environmental health research and practice.
This innovative two-year (48 credit hour) program integrates rigorous training in applied data science with a strong foundation in environmental health science, preparing graduates to address complex public health challenges at the intersection of environmental exposures, biology, and population health. Students gain foundational public health knowledge while developing advanced computational and statistical skills to analyze large, complex environmental and health datasets. Courses, including Intro to Exposomics and Precision Environmental Health, Environmental Mixtures, and Environmental Omics, will provide students with in-depth training to address complex environment-health relationships using advanced analytical and data science approaches.
The curriculum emphasizes practical, hands-on training in core data science competencies such as R coding, database development and management, reproducible workflows, and applied machine learning, alongside in-depth coursework in toxicology, complex environmental exposures, the exposome, and biological responses in health and disease. Through integrated and applied learning experiences, students examine how environmental factors, and biological systems interact to influence health outcomes, while gaining the technical skills needed to lead interdisciplinary research, inform policy, and translate data into actionable insights. This program equips graduates to contribute meaningfully to environmental health science in academic, governmental, and applied research settings.
Applications are open now for the inaugural Fall 2026 cohort. To learn more about the program and application process, visit: https://sph.emory.edu/degrees-programs/msph/data-science/environmental-health