Best Online MPH Degree Programs for 2026 for 2026

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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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

East Carolina University - Public Health Program

East 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27858
Eastern North Carolina has significant health burdens, especially in the rural, low-resource, and racial and ethnic minority communities. Addressing these health threats, and the disparities that stem from them, are the driving forces for our teaching, research, and service. The ECU Master of Public Health program is collaborative in our work with local, regional, state, and national public health and health care agencies.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 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

Northeast Ohio Medical University - Master of Public Health

4209 State Route 44
Rootstown, OH 44272
This nontraditional program is geared to the working professional who would like to broaden their role in improving community health, enhance current job skills or seek career advancement. Students take core courses that are delivered through webinar and online teaching each semester.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 1-6 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Kent State University at Kent - Master of Public Health

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library
Kent, OH 44242
Kent State University's College of Public Health was created to bridge public safety and health career pathways and to address a nationwide shortage of public health workers. The master's degree in Public Health includes four specialty areas epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, and health policy and management.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 46 credit
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of Akron Main Campus - Master of Public Health

302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325
This nontraditional program is geared to the working professional who would like to broaden their role in improving community health, enhance current job skills or seek career advancement. Students take core courses that are delivered through webinar and online teaching each semester.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 1-6 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Cleveland State University - Master of Public Health

2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
This nontraditional program is geared to the working professional who would like to broaden their role in improving community health, enhance current job skills or seek career advancement. Students take core courses that are delivered through webinar and online teaching each semester.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 1-6 years
Credits Required: 42 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Baldwin Wallace University - Master of Public Health

275 Eastland Rd
Berea, OH 44017
A Master of Public Health is the core professional degree recognized throughout the world for population health practice in both the public sector and in emerging private sectors. It is a growing field of study with diverse job opportunities.BW's MPH features a rigorous curriculum rich in applied experiences, research and advanced public health theory. Our graduates have the skills to become population health professionals capable of addressing health disparities with multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 36 months
Credits Required: 45 credit hours
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

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

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

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

Ohio State University-Main Campus - Master of Public Health

15 E. 15th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is the core professional degree recognized throughout the world for public health practice, both in the public sector and in emerging private sector careers related to population health.At Ohio State, the MPH is offered in two formats: a traditional full-time format and a more flexible part-time format. The curriculum for the traditional MPH consists of a minimum of 45 semester credits organized into five curricular domains
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 1 to 3 years
Credits Required: 45 credits
Testing Requirement: No GRE

Lenoir-Rhyne University - MPH program

625 7th Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28601
Lenoir-Rhyne s MPH program is one of five CEPH-accredited programs in North Carolina and is the only private university in the state with a fully accredited MPH program.After completing 42-credit hours with a concentration in community health, you will be able to promote lasting change in the population as you transform the lives of others. Our graduates serve in a variety of public health fields, including public health research, policy or practice, health education, clinical medicine and the academic setting.
Program Type: Private
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: GRE/MAT waiver possible

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

East Tennessee State University - Master of Public Health

1276 Gilbreath Drive
Johnson City, TN 37614
Choose fully online or campus-based delivery for the Master of Health Administration (MHA) and the Master of Public Health (MPH) in Biostatistics, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Public Health Leadership & Policy degrees. The MPH Environmental Health is offered in a hybrid format delivery.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 43-46 credit hours
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

University of Toledo - Master of Public Health

2801 W Bancroft
Toledo, OH 43606
The Master of Public Health Generalist degree program was designed for students that want to have an array of knowledge within the field of public health. The range in viewpoints for this degree program is what makes this program great for students that wish to pursue careers in public health specific fields or in positions that blend the characteristics of public health with other fields such as Business, Medicine, or Sociology.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 45 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

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

Eastern Kentucky University - Master of Public Health

521 Lancaster Ave
Richmond, KY 40475
The program is tailored to meet the needs of individuals working in or planning to work in a public health profession. Classes are offered on evenings, Saturdays, and online.* A total of 42 semester hours are required to complete the program with 21 hours of MPH core requirements and 15 hours in the chosen concentration. Additional hours are completed in an Applied Practice Experience and Integrative Learning Experience. Full-time students can expect to complete the degree requirements in 2 to 3 years, depending on summer attendance.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 to 3 years
Credits Required: 42 credit hours
Testing Requirement: Yes

University of Kentucky - Master of Public Health

South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a career-focused, practice-based graduate degree for change-makers focused on building healthier populations. Our nationally-ranked MPH program will give you the skills you need to create what s possible: a world with less human suffering, more access to care, and health equity for all. The program offers concentrations in Epidemiology, Health Behavior, Environmental Health, and Health Management & Policy.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 43 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - Master of Public Health

1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The University of Michigan School of Public Health offers several master's degree options. Our top-ranked programs cover public health research and practice with an emphasis on positive, real-world impact, preparing students for careers in public health that span the field and address the biggest challenges facing populations local and global.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 2 years
Credits Required: 42-60 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

University of South Carolina-Columbia - Master of Public Health

Columbia
Columbia, SC 29208
The HPEB MPH Professional Online Program is offered in a completely online, asynchronous format for current practitioners in health-related professional occupations. This program allows working professionals to earn the MPH with 24-26 months of continuous study.The program provides a diverse set of highly transferable, interdisciplinary skills that helps health professionals become a more impactful agent of change in people s lives.
Program Type: Public
Program Length: 24 to 26 months
Credits Required: 43 to 45 credit hours
Testing Requirement: No GRE

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