School of Arts and Sciences
MCPHS students have the opportunity to choose from a broad range of majors that span the health- and life-sciences spectrum, from premed to public health.Exploring the Many Facets of Health Sciences
Where Health Sciences and Humanities Meet
At the MCPHS School of Arts and Sciences, students pursue fields that integrate healthcare, science, and the liberal arts so that they can respond effectively to challenges centered on health and wellbeing.
Chemical and Biological Sciences
Students focused on the chemical and biological sciences at MCPHS build the skill to uncover vital medical information from the analysis of tissue, fluids, or chromosomes. Doctors and other clinical practitioners count on that expertise to confirm or rule out diagnoses.
Health Humanities
Interdisciplinary study in the humanities is excellent preparation for advanced graduate work and professional healthcare practice. The MCPHS Bachelor of Arts degree in health humanities fosters, imagination, empathy, and critical thinking. Students gain crucial self-awareness and critical perspective on the discourses of illness and wellness.
Health Sciences
Study in the health sciences is an excellent foundation for careers as health educators, healthcare managers, and a wide range of other health- and life-science professions. Students build strong academic skills while gaining a more detailed understanding of advanced programs and career prospects.
Public Health
With instruction and mentorship from world-class educators, MCPHS students develop knowledge in public health and healthcare as well as a strong foundation in the basic sciences and the liberal arts. When they graduate, they are prepared for a wide range of careers that allow them to make a real difference in the lives of others.
Premedical Health Studies
MCPHS students gain a rich foundation to prepare for careers as physicians, optometrists, dentists, veterinarians, and other areas of medicine. By launching their healthcare careers with an undergraduate degree from Premedical Health Studies at MCPHS, they facilitate entry into specific professional and graduate programs at partner universities around the country.
Health Psychology
Working closely with world-class educators, students in our undergraduate health psychology programs develop a rigorous foundation in psychology, the basic sciences, and the liberal arts as well as gaining an informed understanding of healthcare issues. By graduation, they are prepared for a wide range of careers or advanced degree programs at MCPHS and beyond.
Stats and Facts
MCPHS adds up to be a strategic choice for a career in dental hygiene.
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best paying jobs14 of the top 25 best-paying jobs are in healthcare (U.S. News & World Report)
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for earning powerMCPHS is the top university in the U.S. for earning power (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2018)
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health- and life-science programsThere are 100+ health- and life-science programs to choose from at MCPHS
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Inside the MCPHS Arts & Sciences Experience
Industry Leaders with a Passion for Teaching
For MCPHS faculty, cutting-edge scholarship and professional affiliations go hand in hand with instruction and mentoring.
Delia Anderson
Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Professor of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences