Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health (online)
Simmons University · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- Online with campus visitsTraditional Program: Complete your MPH in about 24 months. Accelerated Program: Finish in 15 months with an intensive schedulePart time
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Online MPH built around health equity and social justice, with live evening sessions, a mentored practicum and two in-person immersions.
- Institution
- Simmons UniversityDepartment of Public Health
- School or department
- Department of Public Health
- Subject
- General public health, Health equityRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Accelerated
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 12/31/2025 (as printed on the CEPH list). 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
- Traditional Program: Complete your MPH in about 24 months. Accelerated Program: Finish in 15 months with an intensive schedule
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- Online with campus visitsCoursework is online but the program requires one or more campus visits, as the institution describes them.
- Required campus attendance
- The page states students attend two short in-person immersion experiences, one in Boston and one destination immersion.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Live or recorded
- Live, taught in real time
- Study intensity
- Part time
- Campus
- Simmons University campus (Boston)
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
- Applied coursework includes a mentored practicum.
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
- 3.00
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Start dates
- Fall (September)
- Spring (January)
- Summer (May)
- 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, 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)