Academics are organized around four departments: behavioral and social sciences, biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services, policy & practice.

[6] Further programs were developed over the subsequent decades, culminating with the establishment of the School of Public Health in February 2013.

[10] The center draws on experts in the fields of psychiatry, the social sciences, and epidemiology to examine the effects of contemplative practices such as mindful meditation.

[13] In August 2021 the University established the Long Covid Initiative with a $1 million grant from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation.

[14][15] The same month, researchers at the school were awarded a $4.9 million grant from the CDC to study the duration of protective immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines among nursing home residents.

The school also offers undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Health degree during a fifth year.

At the postgraduate level, the school offers masters programs in Public Health (MPH), Biostatistics (Sc.M.

[24] In 2021, Niche ranked Brown 3rd—behind Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University—on their list of Best Colleges for Public Health in America.