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Health Programs at Teachers College

Health Programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, are designed to create a healthier, more just and equitable world.

In fields as diverse as neuroscience, motor learning, kinesiology, nutrition education, communication sciences and disorders, and health education, we share a fundamental mission: to make true change in the world, by promoting health and wellbeing.

Learn more about TC's graduate health programs.

"At Teachers College, I’m really interested in having a global impact. What I’m taking from Teachers College is the ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and understand that it’s about leaving the world better than we found it."

Nia Toomer-Mensah, Motor Learning & Control ('23)

"My students inspire me every day. They're really the main reason why I am here and still so passionate about the work that we're doing – because they are equally as passionate about it."

Lori Quinn, Professor of Movement Science and Kinesiology

"What I teach is that health is not just the absence of violence or the absence of grief or the absence of disease. It is about true well-being, it is about thriving, it is about having access to the opportunities, systems, places, and spaces that allow that to happen.”

Sonali Rajan, Associate Professor of Health Education

Explore Our Programs

Browse our health programs to find one that’s right for you. Then, sign up to receive more information by email. You’ll also find each program’s deadlines, start terms, degrees, and concentrations, so you can move on to the next steps.

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LEARN BY DOING

At TC, knowledge meets practice. Our grads don't have to choose between becoming scholars and practitioners. Students gain an in-depth understanding as they participate in and undertake their own research, so they enter the field ready to pass along their knowledge. Our students and faculty are researching effective ways to prevent gun violence, analyzing motion in advanced labs, and studying the ways nutrition can enhance well-being. Their guiding question: what do people and their communities actually need?

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BUILD A BETTER WORLD TOGETHER

Social justice is at the core of what we do, and has been a principle that's driven us since TC's founding. Under the direction of Lori Quinn, brain health fairs in nearby Washington Heights operate in partnership with community and faith leaders. Meanwhile, Sonali Rajan's research about school safety acknowledges and interrogates disparities along racial and socioeconomic lines – and how those impact school safety. TC's students and faculty lead the charge and drive change within, and outside, of their programs.

True Change Starts With You

For more than a century, the Teachers College community has worked to build a smarter, healthier, more just and equitable world. Sign up to learn more or start your application today.

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