Public Health Colleges

Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program

Master of Public Health (MPH)

West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Master of Public Health
Format
Hybrid2-Year Full-time Plan of Study and 3-Year Part-time Plan of StudyFull time, Part time
GRE
GRE not required
Tuition
Not published

About this program

A 46-credit MPH with Community Health, Environmental Health and Health Care Management concentrations and a 200-hour practicum experience.

Institution
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences
School or department
Department of Public Health Sciences
Subject
Community health, Environmental health, Health management & policyRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
Characteristics
Practice-focused
Formal concentrations
  • Community Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Health Care Management

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 (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)

    Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (10/4/2003) 12/31/2030. 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
2-Year Full-time Plan of Study and 3-Year Part-time Plan of Study
Credits
46 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.
Required campus attendance
The program page says the community health and environmental health concentrations are face-to-face and the health care management concentration is 100% online.
Where students can enroll
Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Live or recorded
Live or recorded not stated
Study intensity
Full time, Part timeThe catalog shows 2-year full-time and 3-year part-time plans of study.
Campus
West Chester campus700 South High St, West Chester, PA 19383

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 focus areas include a 200-hour practicum experience.

Admissions

GRE not required

The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).

GRE details
The program page states GRE testing is not required.
Minimum GPA
Not published
SOPHAS
Not confirmed
International applicants
Not confirmed
Start dates
  • Fall
  • Spring
Deadlines
Not published

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, 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.

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