Public Health Sciences is the Fourth-Most Sought-After International Master´s Programme at Stockholm University
The Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences is one of the international master’s programmes at Stockholm University that attracts the highest number of applicants. With 1,064 applicants, the programme ranks as the fourth most popular at the university. This is shown by statistics from UHR (the Swedish Council for Higher Education) following the close of applications for international master’s programmes starting in the autumn semester of 2026 on January 15.
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Out of a total of 23,612 individuals who applied for a programme at Stockholm University for the autumn semester of 2026 – a rise of 11 percent compared with 2025 – no fewer than 1,064 chose to apply for the Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences: Societal and Individual Perspectives. This marks a new record number of applicants for the programme, which had 774 applicants in 2025.
The programme had 315 first-choice applicants, compared with 2025 when 209 people listed it as their first choice.
“We are thrilled that our programme is once again listed as one of the most sought-after at Stockholm University. I believe this continued interest reflects the hard work of our team and the vital contribution our discipline makes to addressing societal challenges“, says Sol Juarez, programme director of the Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences: Societal and Individual Perspectives at the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University.
Sol Juarez. Photo: Bildbyrån
The ten most sought-after international master's programmes at Stockholm University
Here is the list of the ten most applied-for master’s programmes at Stockholm University for Autumn 2026:
- Master’s Programme in Data Science, Statistics and Decision Analysis – 1,473 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Information Security – 1,221 applicants
- One-year Master’s Programme in IT Project Management – 1,110 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences: Societal and Individual Perspectives – 1,064 applicants
- Master’s programme in Banking and Finance – 1,062 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Management, Organisation and Society – 1,052 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Computer and Systems Sciences – 1,017 applicants
- Master’s Programme in AI for Health – 984 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Strategic Information Systems Management– 972 applicants
- Master’s Programme in Economics – 950 applicants
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Håkan Soold
Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University
The Master’s Programme in Public Health Science: Societal and Individual Perspectives (120 credits) begins every autumn semester. This interdisciplinary programme offers a broad overview of public health research, viewed from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The programme provides a deeper understanding of individual health outcomes and the distribution of health within populations, the determinants of health across the life course, as well as public health policy and practice. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used throughout the programme.
The programme is taught in English. You can find more information about the programme and studies in Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University here:
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Last updated: 2026-02-24
Source: Department of Public Health Sciences