The curriculum at the Mailman School prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in the field of public health. Graduates pursue careers at health agencies, academic and research institutions, and nonprofit organizations, as well as with consulting firms, pharmaceutical, and other for-profit companies. In addition to being well prepared to enter the public health workforce, Mailman graduates are also positioned for acceptance into other graduate and professional schools. Each year, some graduates defer employment to pursue additional advanced degrees in public health, medicine, social and behavioral sciences, business, and law with the goal of a future career that is informed by a public health perspective.

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Employers based in the New York metropolitan area, across the country and around the world recruit Mailman School graduates to join their ranks. Alan Silverman, manager of the United Nation Learning Strategy Program at UNAIDS, recruited Mailman graduates to assist with the rollout of the program.