Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Public Health (MPH), online
Fairfield University · Online · provider based in United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- Fully online15-28 monthsFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- $960per credit, online rate, 2026-27
About this program
Online MPH with asynchronous courses and a required fieldwork internship, taken full-time or part-time.
- 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.
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
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- Master of Public Health
- Duration
- 15-28 months
- Credits
- 42 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- Fully onlineCoursework is entirely online. Local practicum, internship and field placements are separate from campus attendance and are shown separately.
- Required campus attendance
- None stated on the pages we checked
- 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
- Full time, Part time
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.
- Internship or fieldwork
- Students complete an internship called the fieldwork experience; those new to public health complete a 150-hour internship.
Admissions
GRE not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The page says a GRE score is not a requirement for admission.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Start dates
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- 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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per credit (online MPH)Tuition · mandatory | $960per credit, 2026-27 | Online rate | November 1, 2026Source |
Estimated tuition-only total (estimate, not a quote)
- $40,320 (online rate)Estimate: 960 per credit × 42 credit hours, 2026-27 rate. Tuition only; mandatory fees, books and any per-term charges are not included, and the rate may change.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)