Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health (on-campus)
University of Iowa · Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- $19,675per year, in-state residents, 2025-26
About this program
On-campus MPH covering the five core public health disciplines, with a program of study chosen in one discipline and a supervised practicum.
- Institution
- University of IowaCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- General public health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental health, Health policy, Community healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Formal concentrations
- MPH in Epidemiology
- MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health
- MPH in Community and Behavioral Health
- MPH in Health Data Science
- MPH in Policy
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
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 7/1/2033. 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
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Iowa City campus145 N. Riverside Drive
Linked dual-degree options
Dual degrees are separate options offered with this program, not the same program. Their requirements and costs differ.
- MD-MPH · 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
- Students complete a 200-hour practicum project in a public health setting.
Admissions
GRE not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The page states standardized test scores are not considered for applications.
- Minimum GPA
- 3.00
- Application materials
- SOPHAS application
- official transcripts
- three letters of reference
- resume or CV
- personal statement
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
- Official application link
- Application instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated annual tuition & fees, Iowa residents (9+ semester hours fall and spring)Tuition · mandatory | $19,675per year, 2025-26 | In-state residents | November 1, 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Estimated annual tuition & fees, nonresidents (9+ semester hours fall and spring)Tuition · mandatory | $37,994per year, 2025-26 | Out-of-state students | November 1, 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Scholarships, assistantships and funding
Competitive funding is not guaranteed funding. Each item states its basis as published.
MPH Opportunity Awards Scholarship
Competitive, not guaranteed
Applicants whose materials are received by March 1
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)