MPH Health Policy & Mgmt: Columbia vs. Yale vs. JHU

[justdroppingby]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to decide between Columbia MPH, Yale MPH, and JHU MSPH in Health Policy. 

I honestly cannot narrow down.  They are all great schools to me and I only see pros ...  

 

I welcome any thoughts on any of these programs. 

 

Thank you so much in advance!!

 

 

 

[justin22]

I'm in the same position. Except thrown in Michigan for me as well. I honestly can't decide

[punnirno2]

Hi guys, same case here: International student. In at Yale HCM, Columbia HPM and Michigan MHSA (was expecting to get into Harvard because the loans would have been easier to get but got rejected). Would like to do consulting for a few years (mainly to remove debt while earning useful experience) before I venture out into something more healthcare-ish.

 

I got some questions: 

(a) Which ones out of these have the best employment prospects / career support / alumni network? I am more oriented towards Columbia (because of their Capstone projects and consulting oriented electives you can take up), then Yale followed by Michigan (I do know that UMich has a good number of consulting firms coming for recruitment but I would prefer an Ivy. I am myself working in a top US Investment Bank right now.)

( Does staying slightly aloof from a major city like NY (say in New Haven), hamper your employment prospects in any manner? Then again, are the higher costs of staying in Manhattan (in vicinity of job market) worth it?

© MOST IMPORTANTLY: My sister is a Canadian Permanent Resident and she is going to co-sign a loan for me. Are there any options through which a Canadian PR can actually do this for an international student at a US university? 

(d) Is the fact that so many people are still oriented towards Yale despite it not being a top 10 program totally justified? There must be some factors others are taking into account making them think that way.

 

I know I didn't answer to anyone's queries and instead ended up posting queries of my own, LOL.