Former name | Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1998 |
Parent institution | Texas A&M University |
Dean | Shawn Gibbs [1] |
Academic staff | 68 |
Undergraduates | 714 |
Postgraduates | 371 |
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Location | |
Website | public-health |
Texas A&M University School of Public Health, formerly known as the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, is the public health school of Texas A&M University and a component of Texas A&M Health. It offers research, service and training programs. It was founded in 1998 and offering degrees at undergraduate and graduate levels. [2] [3] In its [update] 2019 rankings of US grad schools, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 28th in healthcare management, 37th in public health, and 53rd in pharmacy. [4]
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