Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health
University of Chicago · Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campusAs few as 4 full-time quarters plus a summer practicum
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
In-person MPH with four concentrations, a competency-based curriculum and a summer practicum.
- Institution
- University of ChicagoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Biological Sciences Division
- School or department
- Department of Public Health Sciences
- Subject
- General public health, Epidemiology, Global health, Health policy, Community health, Health promotionRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Formal concentrations
- Epidemiology & Global Health
- Health Policy
- Data Science
- Community Health Promotion
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 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
- As few as 4 full-time quarters plus a summer practicum
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Hyde Park campus (Chicago)
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 a summer practicum experience.
Admissions
GRE optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- GRE scores are optional.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
- Official application link
- Application instructions
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)