Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
MPH, Epidemiology
University of Maryland, College Park · College Park, Maryland, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campusA full-time student may complete our program in two yearsFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 45-credit professional MPH with a concentration in epidemiology, including a 240-hour internship and a capstone project.
- Institution
- University of Maryland, College ParkSchool of Public Health
- School or department
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Subject
- EpidemiologyRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Practice-focused
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.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
Institution-level records with their scope (not assumed to cover this program)
Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: School of Public Health (school of public health)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (6/2/2001) 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
- A full-time student may complete our program in two years
- Credits
- 45 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time, Part timeA full-time student may complete the program in two years; part-time students may take up to four years. Most courses are offered in the evenings.
- Campus
- College Park campus4200 Valley Drive, Suite 2242, College Park, Maryland 20742-2611
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 epidemiology master's students complete a 240-hour internship.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- A capstone project is required.
Admissions
GRE not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The school states that GRE scores are not required for master's programs and that submission is not optional.
- Minimum GPA
- 3.00
- Application materials
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official transcripts from all colleges attended
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Domestic applicants (campus-based MPH, MS Biostatistics, MS Environmental Health Sciences): priority deadline January 15, 2027; final deadline April 2, 2027
- International applicants (campus-based MPH, MS Biostatistics, MS Environmental Health Sciences): priority deadline January 15, 2027; final deadline March 5, 2027
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.
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)