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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Brown University - Master of Public Health

One Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912

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Brown University's School of Public Health, academic excellence meets real-world impact in our fully online MPH program. Working professionals worldwide gain access to Ivy League education rooted in Brown's cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary approach. Our accelerated 16-month format and integrated practicum experiences prepare graduates to shape the future of public health.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 12-24 months
Credits Required: 12 Courses
Testing Requirement: No GRE required
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George Washington University - Master of Public Health

1918 F 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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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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Maryville University of Saint Louis - Master of Health Administration

650 Maryville University Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63141

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Maryville University s tech-forward Master of Health Administration program offers a future-focused exploration of healthcare trends, providing the flexibility to create your own personalized journey. Pursue the general MHA or specialize in one of four concentrations: Health Informatics and Analytics, Healthcare Leadership, Population Health Management, or Senior Services. Learn from experienced faculty who are active industry practitioners and complete your degree in as few as 24 months. Request information about our programs, courses, and what you need to apply.

Program Type: Private
Program Length: 24 months or less
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Testing Requirement: No GRE required

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

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

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

Adelphi University - Master of Public Health Program

1 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

University of Massachusetts-Amherst - Master of Public Health

374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Apply to UMass Graduate SchoolLearn morePublic health professionals make the world a safer and healthier place. Our public health practice graduate degree gives you the advanced skills and knowledge to make a meaningful contribution to this vital perspective.Designed for working public health and health care professionals and one of the first online, accredited degrees of its kind, our 42-credit program combines a foundation in public health theory with every aspect of public health practice from epidemiology to policy. Its unique curriculum gives you the latitude to tie coursework to your goals or interests. And because it s online, you get to collaborate with students from across the country and the world, learning from both faculty and each other.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 42 credit
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Morgan State University - Master of Public Health

1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
The Public Health Program offers the Master of Public Health (MPH) generalist specialization. The curriculum for the generalist MPH degree prepares students to be public health professionals who draw on the knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to define and assess urban public health problems. Morgan State University Public Health graduates will have a foundation in public health that enables them to be advocates, researchers, and policy developers focusing on urban public health problems.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 48-credit hours
Testing Requirement: Required

Johns Hopkins University - Master of Public Health

3400 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218
The Master of Public Health is a Schoolwide degree program. The rigorous curriculum prepares students to become leading public health professionals capable of addressing current global health problems with multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches.During the program, students interact with public health faculty members renowned for teaching, practice and ongoing research around the world. In this diverse and collaborative learning environment, students learn as much from each other as they do from their coursework.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 to 4 years
Credits Required: 80 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Boston University - Master of Public Health

One Silber Way
Boston, MA 02215

From the School

From the No. 7 ranked school of public health, the Boston University Online MPH program offers a skills-based curriculum focused on health equity that prepares graduates to solve real-world public health problems. Complete in as few as 24 months for only $24,000. No GRE/GMAT is required to apply.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 24 months to 5 year
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

MCPHS University - Master of Public Health

179 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
As an MPH student, you will immerse yourself in topics such as quantitative and qualitative research methods, environmental health sciences, health policy, and community health. In this flexible program, you can study on a full- or part-time basis, either at our Boston campus or online, and you may begin classes during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Depending on the option you choose, the program will require two or more years to complete. When you graduate, you ll be well prepared to develop strategies that address complex health issues.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

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

Simmons University - Master of Public Health

300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
The concept of health equity stems from an understanding that public health and social justice are deeply intertwined. The focus of MPH@Simmons, the Master of Public Health program delivered online from Simmons University, is to prepare students to work toward achieving health equity at local, national, and global levels.MPH@Simmons students gain the skills to become effective public health practitioners through a blend of online courses, self-paced coursework, and in-person immersion experiences that explore public health through the lens of equity and social justice.With multiple opportunities to customize their MPH degree, students can develop content expertise in their area of passion and make an impact on the issues that matter most to them.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 15 to 24 months
Credits Required: 42 credit
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Harvard University - Master of Public Health

Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Harvard Chan School master of public health degree will provide you with the breadth of knowledge, subject-specific expertise, specialized skills, and powerful global network you need to forge the career you want in public health. Whether you are a medical doctor, an established public health professional, or new to the field of public health, flexible degree formats and an array of options for specific fields of study will provide you with the right mix of grounding in the core disciplines of public health and a specialized focus to meet your individual goals.Harvard Chan School MPH graduates have achieved some remarkable things. They have led global efforts to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and Guinea worm disease. They have led departments at hospitals and health care agencies. They have become leaders of ministries of health, humanitarian organizations, corporations, academic institutions, and government agencies. They have developed life-saving vaccines. They have served as surgeons, primary care physicians, and veterinarians. They have become best-selling authors. And they have even become heads of state.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 65 credit
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Tufts University - Master of Public Health

Medford, MA 02155
The MPH degree at Tufts is designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to excel in the field of public health. Regardless of your chosen degree option (on-campus or online), the program consists of 42 credits, ensuring a comprehensive education.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 1 to 2 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

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