Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health
University of Kentucky · Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- Hybrid
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Practice-focused MPH with four concentrations; environmental health and epidemiology are taught on campus, while health management and policy and program planning, management and evaluation are online.
- Institution
- University of KentuckyCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- Environmental health, Epidemiology, Health management & policy, General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Practice-focused
- Formal concentrations
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Management and Policy
- Program Planning, Management, & Evaluation
- Environmental Health (on-campus only)
- Epidemiology (on-campus only)
- Health Management and Policy (online only)
- Program Planning, Management, & Evaluation (online only)
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 12/31/2032. 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
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Not publishedTwo concentrations are offered on campus only and two online only, per the application page.
- Campus
- Lexington campus111 Washington Avenue, Lexington, KY 40536
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
- Core curriculum includes a public health practicum and a capstone.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- Core curriculum includes a public health capstone course.
Admissions
GRE optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- The program is test-optional; GRE, GMAT or MCAT scores may be submitted.
- Minimum GPA
- 2.75
- Application materials
- Official transcripts
- CV
- Personal statement
- Writing sample
- Three letters of recommendation
- 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, 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)