Doctoral degree · Professional doctorate (applied practice) · Dedicated public health program
Online Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
Fairfield University · Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Public Health
- Format
- Online with campus visits33-44 monthsPart time
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Part-time online professional doctorate emphasizing ethical leadership and service to underserved populations, with three in-person residencies.
- Institution
- Fairfield UniversityMarion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies
- School or department
- Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
Accreditation
Specialized public health accreditation covers the named school or program only. It is separate from the institution’s regional or national accreditation, and it does not apply to every degree at a university.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
Institution-level records with their scope (not assumed to cover this program)
Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: Public health program
Status: accredited. Published term: Listed with accreditation term ending 7/1/2030. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license. Awarded by a degree-granting institution. A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license.
Structure and format
- Qualification
- Doctoral degreeProfessional doctorate (applied practice)
- Exact award
- Doctor of Public Health
- Duration
- 33-44 months
- Credits
- 42 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- Online with campus visitsCoursework is online but the program requires one or more campus visits, as the institution describes them.
- Required campus attendance
- The page states the curriculum includes three residencies, in Fairfield CT, Austin TX and Washington DC.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Live or recorded
- Recorded material
- Study intensity
- Part time
- Campus
- Fairfield University campus
Applied practice, fieldwork and capstone
Practicum, internship and field placements are kept separate from required campus attendance. As published by the institution; none of this guarantees employment.
Practicum and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.
Admissions
GRE policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Work experience
- Applicants must show at least 3 years of professional experience in public health or healthcare after the MPH or a related graduate degree.
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Start dates
- Fall
- Deadlines
- Not published
Tuition and fees
USD, as published. Each figure keeps its billing basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), its residency category and the academic year it applies to. Annual, per-credit and total-program figures are never mixed.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current tuition, mandatory fees and refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, GRE policy, application deadline, practicum requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked November 1, 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked November 1, 2026)