Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health, Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
San Diego State University · San Diego, California, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campustypically completed in two years by full-time studentsFull time
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Professional MPH with a concentration in health promotion and behavioral science that includes a required community field practice and a thesis or project.
- Institution
- San Diego State UniversitySchool of Public Health
- School or department
- School of Public Health
- Subject
- Health promotion, Social & behavioral sciencesRecorded 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: School of Public Health
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 7/1/2030 as listed. 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
- typically completed in two years by full-time students
- Credits
- 51 unitsCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time
- Campus
- San Diego State University main campus5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4162
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
- The program includes required community field practice courses with 130 and 160 hours listed.
Admissions
GRE not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The master's admissions page says programs other than MPH-Epidemiology do not accept GRE scores.
- 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, 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)