Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
MPH in Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 45-credit MPH giving an epidemiological approach to public health, with biostatistics, environmental influences on health, a practicum and an essay.
- Institution
- University of PittsburghSchool of Public Health
- School or department
- Department of Epidemiology
- Subject
- EpidemiologyRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
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
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (2/24/1950) 7/1/2031. 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
- 45 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Pittsburgh campus (School of Public Health)
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
- An on-site public health practicum experience is required.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- Essay research in an area of specialization.
Admissions
GRE optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- The school's GRE table lists the GRE as optional for Epidemiology programs.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Academic prerequisites
- Six college credits in behavioral and social sciences (grade C or better) for MPH and certificate applicants.
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- The institution states that international students may apply
- Start dates
- Fall
- Spring
- Deadlines
- Fall admission: priority deadline January 15 for financial awards; final deadline April 15 for international and June 1 for U.S. applicants (Fall 2027 deadlines page)
- 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.
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)