Goucher College PBPM: Profile
Current Class
There are 32 students in the Class of 2019-2020, represented by 21 different undergraduate majors, with the most popular being psychology, followed by political science and public health. Other majors include electrical engineering, english, philosophy, cognitive studies, history, and international relations, among others. The average age is 25, and students have degrees from 24 different colleges. Ten post-bacs have graduate degrees, in fields ranging from political science and social work to international studies to economics.
As in previous years, many of our students have worked in public service, both in the U.S. and abroad, with organizations like Teach for America, Peace Corps, UNICEF, USAID, the U.S. military, and Human Rights Watch. A number are certified EMTs. The class continues the trend of a large percentage having had experience living and working abroad after college, with more than half spending substantial time in 20 different countries ranging from China, India, Uganda, Germany, Thailand, Brazil, and others.
Closer to home, we have an army cryptologist, a flight nurse, a doula, a Montessori teacher, an analyst for Credit Suisse, and a number with experience in health policy and consulting.
The following undergraduate institutions are represented:
- Boston University
- Brown (3)
- Colby
- Dartmouth
- Georgetown University (2)
- Harvard University
- Middlebury College
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Swarthmore College
- U.S. Military Academy - West Point
- University of Arizona
- University of California - Los Angeles
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of Notre Dame (2)
- University of San Diego
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin
- Vanderbilt University
- Washington University
- Yale University (5)
Ten graduate degrees, from JD to MPH to MA in Epidemiology, and others.
- Harvard Law School
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Boston University
- Tulane University
- Emory University
- Yale University
- Peking University
- Santa Clara University
- University of Southern California
- National Chengchi University