Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Mercer University · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- Hybrid
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Generalist MPH offered in Atlanta and online.
- Institution
- Mercer UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Professions
- School or department
- Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Dual degree available
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 programs (MPH)
Status: accredited. Published term: Initial accreditation 10/22/2005; current term to 12/31/2026. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
Institutional accreditation
Stated by the schoolSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)Institutional accreditation
Scope: Institution
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
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Macon, Georgia.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Not publishedOffered in Atlanta and online.
- Campus
- Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional 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
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- 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, duration, 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)