Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice is committed to social justice and the Jesuit mission as the only accredited Catholic, Jesuit school of public health in the nation. Students who graduate from SLU's College for Public Health and Social Justice pass the Certified Public Health exam at significantly higher rates than the national average. Over the past few years, more than 90% of students passed the exam on the first try, as compared to the national average of 75 to 85% annually. The Master of Public Health trains students to be competent in both the core areas of public health and their selected concentrations. Students choose one or two (joint) concentrations from among eight options, including: Behavioral Science and Health Education, Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness (Online Option Available), Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Management and Policy, Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Practice.