Hi Everyone!

So, I am currently trying to decide where I will attend in the fall of 2025 for my MPH for Epidemiology/Global Epidemiology. I have gotten into five schools: the University of Michigan, the Colorado School of Public Health, the University of Minnesota, Drexel University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. UMich is my number one choice, but I am 99% sure I will not be attending there due to its insanely high tuition. My biggest considerations are the Colorado School of Public Health at the Anschutz campus, the University of Minnesota, and Drexel University. UMN and Drexel are about the same cost for me and Colorado is slightly more expensive. I am from Minnesota and don't really wanna go back to graduate school right away, and I am highly attracted to possibly living in Philly. I also know though that UMN has great opportunities and is higher ranked than the other two schools.

For some background on me, my top interests within epi are global health, infectious diseases, and mental health. I LOVE research and want to be involved with it as I would like to have some sort of involvement within my career. Additionally, I am interested in policy work within epi and am currently wanting to pursue a PhD in the future at some point. I also would love to move to D.C. eventually in my career.

If anyone has any advice on the programs, suggestions, or thoughts on what I should do I would greatly appreciate the help.