Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Public Health
Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Award
- Master of Public Health
- Format
- Hybrid
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
MPH offered online and in person with five concentrations; the MPH degree is CEPH-accredited as a public health program.
- Institution
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySchool of Public Health
- School or department
- School of Public Health
- Subject
- General public health, Epidemiology, Health policy, Social & behavioral sciencesRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Dual degree available
- Formal concentrations
- Applied public health
- Cancer prevention and control science
- Epidemiology
- Health communication
- Health 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: Public health program (MPH degree)
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 7/1/2030. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
Institution-level records with their scope (not assumed to cover this program)
Stated by the schoolCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Applicant (not accredited)
Scope: School of Public Health (applicant status as published by the school)
Status: applicant. Published term: School self-study anticipated February 2026; site visit tentatively October 2026 (estimates). 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
- 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 Richmond, Virginia.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Not publishedThe page says the MPH is offered fully online and in-person.
- Campus
- Richmond campus830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219
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 and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.
Admissions
GRE policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- 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, GRE policy, duration, application deadline, practicum requirement.
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)