Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Public Health
Pennsylvania State University · Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 42-credit professional MPH covering core public health domains with a practicum, capstone and elective tracks of specialization.
- Institution
- Pennsylvania State UniversityPublic Health program (Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine)
- School or department
- Public Health Sciences
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Practice-focused, 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 program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (6/14/2014) 12/31/2026. 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 (M.P.H.)
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 42 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Hershey
Linked dual-degree options
Dual degrees are separate options offered with this program, not the same program. Their requirements and costs differ.
- J.D./M.P.H. · Source
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 or applied practice
- A 3-credit practicum experience (MPH internship) is required.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- A 3-credit capstone course (PHS 894) is required.
Admissions
GRE policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- GRE details
- The bulletin's M.P.H. application list does not mention GRE scores.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Application materials
- Fox Graduate School online application with application fee
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- 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.
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)