BS Public Health
What BS Public Health covers, career paths in Pakistan, and which universities offer it.
Quick Facts
| Degree Level | BS |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Offered By | 29 universities in our directory |
| Typical Duration | 4 years |
BS Public Health is a four-year undergraduate degree focused on the health of populations rather than individual patients — disease prevention, health promotion, epidemiology and health systems.
What You’ll Study
Coursework covers epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health promotion and behaviour, health policy and management, nutrition, communicable and non-communicable disease control, and research methods.
Career Scope in Pakistan
Pakistan’s public health challenges are substantial and well documented — communicable disease burden, immunisation coverage, maternal and child health, malnutrition and stunting, and emerging non-communicable disease. Donor investment in health programming is correspondingly large.
Graduates work in public health programmes at NGOs and donor organisations, government health departments and disease control programmes, monitoring and evaluation in health projects, health data and surveillance, hospital quality and infection control, and health communication. Epidemiology and biostatistics capability is what distinguishes candidates for analytical and programme design roles from general field positions.
Admission Requirements
Intermediate (FSc/ICS or equivalent) with the relevant subjects, plus the admission test used by the university. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.
Where You Can Study This
- 29 universities
- 18 cities
- 19 public
- 10 private
| University | City | Sector | Duration | Fees whole programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahauddin Zakariya University | Multan | Public | 4 years | — |
| Bahria University | Islamabad | Public | 4 years | — |
| Gomal University | Dera Ismail Khan | Public | 4 Years | — |
| Hazara University | Mansehra | Public | — | — |
| Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad | Islamabad | Public | — | 608,000 |
| Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture | Multan | Public | — | — |
| National University of Medical Sciences | Rawalpindi | Public | — | — |
| Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women | Nawabshah | Public | 4 years | 221,000 (2025) |
| The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Public Health | Peshawar | Public | 4 Years (8 semesters) | 765,776 (Fall 2026) |
| University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Muzaffarabad | Public | 4 Years | 609,330 (2025-29) |
| University of Haripur | Haripur | Public | 4 Years | 185,989 (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027) |
| University of Health Sciences | Lahore | Public | — | — |
| University of Home Economics, Lahore | Lahore | Public | — | — |
| University of Kotli | Kotli | Public | 4 Years | — |
| University of Poonch | Poonch | Public | 4 years | — |
| University of Sindh | Mirpur Khas | Public | 4 years | 189,000 (2026) |
| University of Swat | Swat | Public | 4 years | 590,460 (Fall 2026) |
| University of the Punjab | Lahore | Public | — | — |
| Woman University Swabi | Swabi | Public | 4 Years | — |
| Al-Hamd Islamic University | Quetta | Private | 2 Years | — |
| Al-Hamd Islamic University | Quetta | Private | 4 Years | — |
| Brains Institute Peshawar | Peshawar | Private | 4 Years | — |
| Grand Asian University, Sialkot | Sialkot | Private | — | — |
| Malir University of Science & Technology, Karachi | Karachi | Private | — | — |
| Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology | Karachi | Private | — | — |
| University of Lahore | Lahore | Private | 4 years | 761,200 (2026-27) |
| University of Management & Technology | Lahore | Private | — | — |
| University of South Asia | Lahore | Private | — | — |
| Zia-ud-Din University | Karachi | Private | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between public health and medicine?
Medicine treats individual patients; public health works on the health of whole populations — prevention, epidemiology, health systems and policy. Public health does not involve clinical practice and does not require a medical degree.