Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
On-Campus Master of Public Health (MPH)
University of Georgia · Athens, Georgia, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campusTwo yearsFull time
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year full-time on-campus MPH with seven named concentrations, a 300-hour applied practice experience and a culminating experience.
- Institution
- University of GeorgiaCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- General public health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental health, Health policy, Health promotion, Disaster managementRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Formal concentrations
- Biostatistics
- Disaster Management
- Environmental Health Science
- Epidemiology
- Gerontology
- Health Policy and Management
- Health Promotion and Behavior
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 (college-wide)
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 07/01/2029 (accredited since 6/20/2009). 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
- Duration
- Two years
- Credits
- 44 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time
- Campus
- UGA Health Sciences Campus, Athens
Linked dual-degree options
Dual degrees are separate options offered with this program, not the same program. Their requirements and costs differ.
- Dual degree options (business, law, pharmacy, medicine, social work, veterinary medicine) · Source
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
- All students complete a 300-hour Applied Practice Experience in a public health-related organization.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- Students must pass a culminating experience in their last semester.
Admissions
GRE not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The program page states the GRE is no longer required for MPH admission consideration.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- 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)