Boston University’s Metropolitan College (BU MET) offers a set of fully online graduate programs in Health Communication, designed to prepare professionals to effectively shape public health narratives in an increasingly digital and multimedia-driven landscape. Led by faculty with extensive expertise in health communication, digital media, and public health, these programs equip graduates to capitalize on the sizable growth of the contemporary health information communication field, readying you to lead in hospitals, government agencies, nonprofits, and private industry. You’ll leave BU MET ready to leverage data visualization, mobile health technologies, digital campaigns, and user-centered design to improve health outcomes by addressing communication challenges within healthcare, public health campaigns, policy, and community engagement.

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