Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice
University of Alaska Anchorage · Online · provider based in United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice
- Format
- Fully onlinePart time
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Distance-format MPH preparing practitioners to assess population needs and plan, implement and evaluate programs, with core courses across the main public health disciplines and an applied practice experience.
- Institution
- University of Alaska AnchorageDivision of Population Health Sciences, College of Health
- School or department
- Division of Population Health Sciences
- 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: MPH Program
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 12/31/2030 (accredited since 10/24/2009). 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 in Public Health Practice
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 42 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- Fully onlineCoursework is entirely online. Local practicum, internship and field placements are separate from campus attendance and are shown separately.
- Required campus attendance
- None stated on the pages we checked
- Where students can enroll
- Out-of-state applicants should be aware that State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) could affect their eligibility to enroll.Online enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Part timeAll required courses are offered via distance format so students can work while studying.
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
- Required Applied Practice Experience and Integrated Learning Experience.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- Culminating experience required of all MPH students.
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
- Not published
- Application materials
- essay on a community public health challenge
- resume or CV
- personal statement
- minimum of two references
- 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)