South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  43 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Career-focused, practice-based MPH
  • Concentrations in Epidemiology, Health Behavior
  • Environmental Health and Policy tracks
  • Health equity and access focus

521 Lancaster Ave
Richmond, KY 40475
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  Yes

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • 42 semester hours, 2 to 3 years full-time
  • 21 core hours plus 15 concentration hours
  • Includes Applied Practice and Integrative Learning
  • Evening, Saturday, and online classes

106 Warriner Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Type:  Public
Length:  2-4 years
Credits Req:  48 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Emphasis on rural health and underserved communities
  • Prepares leaders for public health organizations
  • Design of culturally responsive interventions
  • State, national, and global health challenges

East Lansing, MI 48824
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 5 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Accredited MPH degree
  • Trains in disease prevention and food safety
  • Local and global career preparation
  • Oversight of health policies and programs

720 Westview Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
Type:  Private
Length:  24 months
Credits Req:  48-credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • 24-month hybrid online MPH (eMPH)
  • Designed for working professionals
  • Community health and policy curriculum
  • Focus on underserved community practice

33 Gilmer St
Atlanta, GA 30303
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Located in Atlanta, a public health hub
  • Access to field leaders and experts
  • Applied practice experiences included

201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Type:  Private
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • MPH in Health Policy concentration
  • Federal, state, and local policy understanding
  • Concentration options like vulnerable populations
  • Careers in private, nonprofit, and government sectors

800 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  42 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Online MPH program
  • Versatile public health career preparation
  • Focus on individual health and well-being

1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  42-60 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Several master's degree options
  • Public health research and practice
  • Real-world impact emphasis
  • Local and global career preparation

2801 W Bancroft
Toledo, OH 43606
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  45 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Generalist MPH degree
  • Broad range of public health knowledge
  • Bridges with Business, Medicine, Sociology

15 E. 15th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Type:  Public
Length:  1 to 3 years
Credits Req:  45 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Full-time or flexible part-time formats
  • 45-credit traditional MPH curriculum
  • Organized into five curricular domains

1501 Mercer University Drive
Macon, GA 31207
Type:  Private
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Generalist MPH degree
  • Focus on reducing health disparities
  • Skills for diverse public health roles
  • Career paths from epidemiology to administration

1500 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  50 credit hour
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Top producer of African American public health professionals
  • Online MPH with anytime, anywhere access
  • Guaranteed core public health competencies
  • Practice-oriented curriculum

1276 Gilbreath Drive
Johnson City, TN 37614
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  43-46 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Fully online or campus-based MPH options
  • Concentrations in Biostatistics and Community Health
  • Epidemiology and Public Health Leadership & Policy tracks
  • Environmental Health offered hybrid only

275 Eastland Rd
Berea, OH 44017
Type:  Private
Length:  36 months
Credits Req:  45 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Curriculum rich in applied experiences and research
  • Advanced public health theory training
  • Multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach
  • Focus on addressing health disparities

2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Type:  Public
Length:  1-6 years
Credits Req:  42 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Public university based in Cleveland, OH
  • Online MLS completable in 20 months
  • Cybersecurity and Data Privacy concentration available

302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325
Type:  Public
Length:  1-6 years
Credits Req:  42 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Nontraditional program for working professionals
  • Webinar and online course delivery
  • Built for community health career advancement

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library
Kent, OH 44242
Type:  Public
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  46 credit
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Bridges public safety and health pathways
  • Addresses public health worker shortage
  • Four specialty areas available
  • Epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral sciences, policy

4209 State Route 44
Rootstown, OH 44272
Type:  Public
Length:  1-6 years
Credits Req:  42 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Nontraditional program for working professionals
  • Webinar and online course delivery
  • Built for community health career advancement

625 7th Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28601
Type:  Private
Length:  2 to 3 years
Credits Req:  42 credit hours
Testing Req:  GRE/MAT waiver possible

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • CEPH-accredited; only private NC program
  • 42-credit community health concentration
  • Career paths in research, policy, and practice
  • Includes health education and academic settings

1332 Southern Drive
Statesboro, GA 30460
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  45 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Trains for disease prevention work
  • Focus on nutrition, hygiene, water quality
  • Promotes preventative healthcare access
  • Local and global career preparation

One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555
Type:  Public
Length:  1-6 years
Credits Req:  42 credits
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Nontraditional program for working professionals
  • Webinar and online course delivery
  • Built for community health career advancement

Tigert Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  48 credit
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • 48-credit online MPH (no campus visits)
  • CEPH-accredited curriculum
  • Prerecorded lectures, online proctoring
  • 42-credit option for terminal-degree professionals

Columbia
Columbia, SC 29208
Type:  Public
Length:  24 to 26 months
Credits Req:  43 to 45 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Asynchronous online HPEB MPH program
  • Designed for working health practitioners
  • Complete in 24-26 months of continuous study
  • Interdisciplinary, transferable skills

PO Box 6201
Morgantown, WV 26506
Type:  Public
Length:  2 years
Credits Req:  41 credit hours
Testing Req:  No GRE

QUICK TAKEAWAYS

  • Multidisciplinary professional MPH degree
  • Focus on disease prevention
  • Evidence-based solutions training
  • Career paths in health departments and federal agencies


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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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