Best Online MPH Degree Programs for 2025

Online MPH programs (Master's in Public Health programs) have become as rigorous as on-campus programs and offer several advantages. These include flexibility, affordability, access to advanced technologies, a diverse student body, and global opportunities. Students can learn at their own pace, save money, interact with a range of professionals, and gain exposure to diverse global perspectives on public health issues. MPH students gain critical skills in analysis, research, and communication, and may study public health issues from epidemiology and biostatistics to environmental health, social and behavioral sciences, health policy, public health administration, and global health. The master of public health degree may be a rewarding choice for those seeking better job prospects and/or higher salaries in public and private sectors, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and international health bodies.

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George Washington University - Master of Public Health

2121 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052

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Connect with D.C. — the center of public health — from anywhere when you join GW’s online Master of Public Health (MPH) program. GW’s top-11 public health school prepares aspiring leaders with the network and skillset to find their place in advancing health and wellness across the globe. Scholarships available. No GRE is required.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 1 to 5 years
Credits Required: 45 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE
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Northeastern University - Master of Public Health

360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Through innovation in experiential education, research, and service, the Master of Public Health Program at Northeastern University trains diverse and skilled professionals who promote and protect the health of all communities.In order to help prepare the next generation of public health leaders and professionals, the MPH Program offers our diverse graduate students a variety of course options.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 16-24 months
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Master of Public Health

103 South Bldg Cb 9100
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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The UNC Gillings School's Master of Public Health (MPH), offered on-campus, online, and distance by the top public school of public health in the country, is a comprehensive, integrated program that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to solve urgent public health problems in North Carolina and around the world. Upon entering the program, you'll begin gaining knowledge and skills in the Gillings MPH Core, the foundation of the MPH program. At the Gillings School, you can choose from among 13 concentration areas, matching your education to your passions. You will join a diverse, dynamic, open-door community of world-class faculty, student colleagues, and exceptional staff. Together, you will gain the knowledge, skills, experience, and networks to make a difference right away.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 20 to 36 months
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE
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Baylor University - Public Health Program

500 Speight Ave.
Waco, TX 76798
The Baylor University Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) online program, MPH@Baylor, that prepares aspiring public health professionals to improve the quality of life across populations on a local and global scale.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 12 to 24 months
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Adelphi University - Master of Public Health Program

South Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
With a Master of Public Health, you will assume a leadership role in creating and overseeing programs and policies that promote the ideals of public health. This timely degree will prepare you to take on key roles in public health organizations as an epidemiologist, manager, researcher, educator, advocate or director.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2-3 years
Credits Required: 45 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

New York Medical College - Master of Public Health

Administration Building
Valhalla, NY 10595
Founded in 1860, New York Medical College is one of the nation s largest private health sciences universities. It has a strong history of involvement in the social and environmental determinants of health and disease and a special concern for underresourced populations.Our public health programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), and feature online and late afternoon and evening on-campus classes to match the busy schedules of working professionals. Two Master of Public Health programs that are offered are the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Generalist and the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Epidemiology.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 to 4 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

SUNY at Albany - Master of Public Health

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Make a positive impact on the wellness of at-risk populations with skills and experience you can use to help public health organizations achieve their goals.The Master of Public Health (MPH) provides you with a strong foundation in primary public health fields and advanced knowledge in your area of interest. Concentration options include biomedical sciences, biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and management, and social behavior and community health.Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the two-year MPH program includes professional internships that let you directly contribute to the success of public programs that aim to eradicate disease, develop vaccines, reduce infant mortality, ensure food safety, monitor water quality, and more.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 45-51 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Columbia University in the City of New York - Master of Public Health

West 116 St and Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Since 2012, the Mailman School of Public Health has followed a Master of Public Health (MPH) curriculum that is now the standard for public health education. By undertaking an intensive schoolwide effort and investment involving more than 150 members of the faculty, as well as students, alumni, and employers, the MPH curriculum provides the broad systemic understanding, critical thinking skills, and leadership training needed to tackle today s complex public health challenges.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 Years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

365 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10016
The MPH in Community Health focuses on the social and behavioral sciences in public health. Students are provided with the competencies they will need to promote health in urban communities competencies in assessment, community engagement, program development, grant writing, research, and evaluation. The program prepares students to plan, manage, and evaluate health programs aimed at reducing social and behavioral threats to community health. The curriculum addresses the social determinants of disease and health inequalities with a corresponding emphasis on structural theories of change, informed by social justice principles. Graduates work in a variety of organizations across public and nonprofit sectors in New York and beyond, including service, advocacy and health care organizations.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 Years
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

New York University - Master of Public Health

70 Washington Sq South
New York, NY 10012
For those drawn to the field of public health, it can be much more like a calling than a job. The New York University School of Global Public Health offers committed students like you a world-class education, with domestic and global perspectives that emphasize health equity, ethics and social justice.Fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, our MPH program offers nine areas of concentration, dual-degree programs, and award-winning faculty conducting groundbreaking research. Learn more about how you can help discover innovative solutions to epidemics and reinvent the public health paradigm.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 to 4 years
Credits Required: 46 credit-hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Master of Public Health

83 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we re educating leaders, putting research into practice, and developing public health solutions rooted in a our deep commitment to health equity, social justice, and advocacy. The MPH degree provides students with a clear understanding of the role public health plays in society. It also provides students with sufficient knowledge of the theory and terminology used by diverse public health disciplines to allow effective participation in interdisciplinary public health efforts and with specialized skills in at least one public health discipline. Students complete 45 credits, an applied practice experience (APE), a practicum capstone, and an interprofessional education experience.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 45 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University at Buffalo - Online Individualized Master of Public Health

12 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Advance Your Career: The Online Individualized Master of Public Health DegreeIf you've been considering ways to advance your career in public health, learn more about UB's Online Individualized MPH program. Professionals who want to take their career to the next level can take advantage of online learning and customize their program to meet their unique interests and career objectives with our fully individualized curriculum option or our two focus areas, health equity or addictions.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 44 to 49 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

SUNY College at Brockport - Master of Public Health

350 New Campus Dr
Brockport, NY 14420
The Department of Public Health and Health Education offers the Master of Public Health (MPH) for those students wishing to work in the field of Public Health as health educators. Graduates of this program will be prepared to work in a variety of settings and with a variety of populations planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, creating and disseminating health communication materials, and organizing and leading collaborative efforts within and across organizations for the improvement of health.The program requires students to complete 42 credit hours, which includes a 3-credit internship in the field. The program prepares students to sit for the National Health Education Specialist exam to earn the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) designation or the Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), depending on professional experience.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of Rochester - Master of Public Health

Wilson Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14627
The Master s in Public Health (MPH) degree program in the Department of Public Health Sciences is a 43-credit online/on-campus program accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The MPH program has a long-standing tradition of training a diverse range of public health and health professionals in the skills needed to identify, prevent and solve community health problems.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 43 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Yale University - Master of Public Health

Woodbridge Hall
New Haven, CT 06520
The MPH degree is well suited for individuals from a variety of academic and experience backgrounds seeking a career in public health. The two-year program consists of twenty course units over four semesters and a summer internship. Students study within one of our six academic departments or the Health Care Management program and have the option to add one of our six concentrations or tracks. The program ensures a solid grounding in the basic and applied sciences, provides specificity in a functional area of public health work, while allowing the flexibility to tailor courses to your interests.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 20 course units
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Southern Connecticut State University - Master of Public Health

501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Public health practitioners play an important role in society, whether they are researching and tracking the spread of disease, running awareness campaigns in schools, or advising corporations on health programs and policies. The Public Health program at Southern is intensively hands-on, with internships and class activities that center on community partnerships. Graduates work at local and state health departments, community-based agencies, hospitals, research institutes, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, and nonprofit agencies.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 48 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Master of Public Health

201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
Penn State College of Medicine's Master of Public Health (MPH) Program aims to advance theory and practice that prepare future public health leaders, improve population health, and reduce health disparities across Pennsylvania s communities, the nation, and the world through excellence in education, research, and serviceWe take an individualized, student-centered approach to learning to meet the needs and interests of those in the program.Students may attend the program on a full- or part-time basis. Courses are held in the late afternoons and early evenings to accommodate working students.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of Vermont - Master of Public Health

85 S Prospect St
Burlington, VT 05405
If you re committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and passionate about improving health access and equality then the field of Public Health needs you. When you join UVM s top-ranked online Public Health program, you ll learn to ask provocative questions about the ways in which housing, racism, health policy, and the environment impact population health. And you ll explore how an interdisciplinary approach that blends public policy, research, and population health science is critical to implementing public health interventions that prioritize the lived experiences of diverse populations.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: Flexible - not to exceed 5 years
Credits Required: 42 credit hour
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of Southern Maine - Master of Public Health

96 Falmouth St
Portland, ME 04103
The USM public health program is excited to announce the official launch of its accelerated Master of Public Health (MPH) degree option. Now students in any major can apply to start their graduate studies while still completing their undergraduate degree. Depending on their number of undergraduate electives, juniors and seniors may take up to 21 MPH credits, which is basically half of the MPH degree. These include classes in epidemiology, health systems, and social and behavioral health. Erika Ziller, the public health program chair notes, There is a huge need for MPH graduates throughout Maine and beyond, with both the federal and state governments investing in our public health infrastructure. This accelerated option will help students interested in improving the public s health get both degrees and into the workforce sooner.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 45 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of New England - Master of Public Health

11 Hills Beach Rd
Biddeford, ME 04005
The Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree at the University of New England Online is a 42-credit program designed to prepare students with the knowledge and the skills needed to promote the health of individuals and communities. Our fully online graduate-level public health courses are built to be interdisciplinary, allowing students to pursue a range of careers upon graduation, including roles within public health policy, community health education, infection disease units & epidemiology, emergency response teams, public health research, and more! For those wishing to hone their area of expertise, the online MPH program offers focus areas in Epidemiology, Global Health and Health Education.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 18 months to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Dartmouth College - MPH Program

207 Parkhurst Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Our flexible program allows you to tailor the curriculum according to your specific interests and career goals. The Dartmouth Master of Public Health (MPH) program is the place for you if you want to: use data analysis to impact policy, learn new quality improvement methods that will enable you to introduce meaningful change into an organization or system, or translate research findings into action to advance population health.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 11 to 22 months
Credits Required: n/a
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Drexel University - Master of Public Health

3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Philadelphia's top school of public health prepares students to make an impact by addressing tough public health challenges in the United States and around the world.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 12-33 months
Credits Required: 56 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Temple University - Master of Public Health

1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
The Master of Public Health in Epidemiology in Temple s College of Public Health prepares students for practice- and research-oriented careers in epidemiology. Students learn to use rigorous epidemiologic methods and appropriate analyses to answer pressing research questions related to the public s health.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Thomas Jefferson University - Master of Public Health

4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
The Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, which is nationally accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Students develop competencies in several key public health areas: health behavior and social sciences, biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, policy and advocacy, program planning, implementation and evaluation, and others. The interdisciplinary curriculum stresses leadership skills, systems thinking, health communication, global health, and cultural humility and competency. JCPH also offers a Graduate Certificate in Public Health, which provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills for public health practice.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 45 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

West Chester University of Pennsylvania - Master of Public Health

University Avenue and High Street
West Chester, PA 19383
Public health is more critical than ever before. Our 46-credit MPH program is CEPH-accredited and prepares diverse public health professionals that advocate and promote health, well-being, and human rights for all people. Students specialize in one of three concentrations. The MPH in community health and MPH in environmental health are both face-to-face programs, while the MPH in health care management is 100% distance education. Students across concentrations share core public health coursework including a 200-hour Applied Learning Experience in which students apply skills in practice to advance their skill set while building community capacity and addressing complex public health issues. Our graduates pursue a wide range of careers in public health across sectors and populations.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 46 credit
Testing Requirement: No GRE

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