This was not a very nice thing to say. I have a Bachelors of Science in Biology (GPA: 3.9); Masters of Business Administration (GPA: 4.0); Master of Exercise Science (similar to i.e. Kinesiology)(GPA: 3.87); Doctor of Public Health degree candidate (GPA: 3.84). I stated my GPA at the end of each program to emphasize the fact that Kinesiology and other allied health professionals are not ignorant or less competent. Many chose those fields of study because that is what they enjoy doing. I personally chose that degree because it was free for me and I am a proponent of healthy living and exercise. Also, many of the community interventions I do involve physical activity, nutrition & obesity and chronic disease prevention. I have taken almost every science class there is to take on both the undergrad and graduate levels. And I made straight A's in almost all of my sciences. My alma matters are all well renowned schools and scored in the top 25 schools according the the U.S. News. Please do not make insulting insinuations about people like that. It's not right.
In addition to this I also currently work at the CDC in the department of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. There are plenty of health scientists with both PhD's and DrPH degrees who contribute valuable research to the overall field of knowledge.
Hi there,
There are quite a few people I work with who did not have an MPH and obtained either a PhD or DPH (DrPH) degree from a CEPH accredited school. From personal exerience, I do not have an MPH but a MS and MBA (neither in public health). However, many DPH (DrPH) degree programs do require a graduate degree related to administration or health.
As far as which degree is better.....in my experience, both degrees are highly valued and respected. There are PhD and DrPH's at the CDC who do similar research. I will say that each school's curriculum varies so be sure to find out as much about the program as possible before enrolling. It is good to have a strong research base regardless of the degree you choose. Right now, if you searched DrPH jobs on Google you would see all sorts of job listing pop up, from academia to community health. There is definitely a place for all practicing and research oriented professionals.
I hope this helps.
