Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health
Northwestern University · Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campusOne year full-time; about two years part-timeFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
MPH emphasizing data and analytic skills, offered as a part-time evening track of about two years or a full-time 12-month track.
- Institution
- Northwestern UniversityProgram in Public Health, Feinberg School of Medicine
- School or department
- Program in Public Health
- 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: Accredited through 7/1/2033. 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
- One year full-time; about two years part-time
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time, Part timePart-time (evenings, about two years) or full-time (one year)
- Campus
- Chicago campus633 N. St. Clair St., 20th Floor
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 optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- Standardized test scores, including the GRE, are optional.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Work experience
- Strong applicants have a minimum of two years of full-time professional work experience.
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
- Official application link
- Application instructions
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, 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)