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More than 14,000 alumni chose the USF College of Public Health as their academic home. They live throughout the United States and in remote areas around the world. Outside of Florida, the largest concentrations of alumni work in metro-Atlanta and in metro-Washington, DC.
COPH alumni are surveyed one year after graduation. The most recent survey of MPH respondents indicated 95% are employed, in continuing education, or a training program one year after graduation. The majority work with a government agency (31%) and health care organizations (25%). Some of the employers where alumni practice their passion include Amazon, USAID, NIH, CDC, Humana, The Carter Center, NASA, Johnson & Johnson, US FDA, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. and more!
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Five USF students honored as 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients
From teaching English in Taiwan to collecting and studying oral histories in Sri Lanka, the University of South Florida’s Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients plan to dive deep into the cultures of their host communities during their time abroad.
Five USF students honored as 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients
From the gridiron to giving back
For USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Sean Price, life has always been rooted in community, athletics and service.
From the gridiron to giving back
USF students use innovative storytelling methods to amplify the voices of young mothers
Through a collaborative community-based research project, students and faculty from the COPH are working to better understand and support the experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in the Tampa Bay region.
USF students use innovative storytelling methods to amplify the voices of young mothers
"It’s an honor to stay involved and help the next generation of public health professionals find their path. USF will always be a part of me. I love the university and promote it every chance I get." — Jason S. Garcia, PhD ’18, COPH Alumni Society Board Member