Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Health Policy and Management MPH
Temple University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campusFull-time students usually complete the program within two academic yearsFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 42-credit MPH in health policy and management that teaches students to analyse health systems and policymaking; offered in an on-campus format (an online part-time format also exists).
- Institution
- Temple UniversityCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, College of Public Health
- Subject
- Health management & policy, Health policyRecorded 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: College of Public Health (school of public health)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (5/17/1985) 7/1/2030. 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
- Full-time students usually complete the program within two academic years
- Credits
- 42 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time, Part timeFull-time students usually complete the program within two academic years, while part-time students usually take three to four years.
- Campus
- Main 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 or applied practice
- A required MPH fieldwork experience serves as the applied practice experience.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- A three-part MPH HPM capstone sequence is part of the curriculum.
Admissions
GRE optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- GRE is optional; some other standardized tests are accepted instead and waivers exist for certain applicants.
- Minimum GPA
- 3.00
- Academic prerequisites
- Undergraduate coursework in mathematics or statistics, social sciences and writing is reviewed.
- Application materials
- SOPHAS application
- two letters of recommendation
- statement of goals of 500 to 1,000 words
- resume or CV
- English-language requirements
- English test required for applicants whose baccalaureate language of instruction was not English.
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- The institution states that international students may apply
- Start dates
- Fall
- 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.
Scholarships, assistantships and funding
Competitive funding is not guaranteed funding. Each item states its basis as published.
College of Public Health tuition scholarships Scholarship
Competitive, not guaranteed
Highly qualified applicants
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)