Private university
Mercer University
Macon, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Overview
Private university based in Macon, Georgia with a graduate and professional campus in Atlanta. Its Department of Public Health offers BSPH, MPH and DrPH degrees.
Verified subjects: Epidemiology, Health equity, General public health
School, college or department of public health: Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions
Verified in official records: Council on Education for Public Health (Public health programs (MPH)).
Programs
Each program is listed with its award, delivery format and published tuition. Tuition, GRE policy, deadlines and delivery belong to the program, not to the institution.
Bachelor’s degrees
Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH)
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
General public healthOn campusMacon campus
Price not published
Master’s degrees
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Public Health
General public healthHybridCecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus
Price not published
Professional doctorates (DrPH)
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
Doctor of Public Health
Epidemiology, Health equityHybridCecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus
Price not published
Teaching locations
Places where teaching actually happens. Online programs are not tied to a campus and never imply a campus in every state.
Macon campus
Macon, Georgia
Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus
Atlanta, Georgia
Accreditation
Institution-level accreditation and specialized public health accreditation are different things and are shown separately. A specialized (CEPH) record covers only the school or program named in its scope; it is not assumed to cover every degree at the university. Applicant, candidate and pending statuses are not accreditation.
Specialized public health accreditation
Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: Public health programs (MPH)
Published term or review: Initial accreditation 10/22/2005; current term to 12/31/2026
Accreditation of a school or program of public health by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). It covers the named unit only, not every program at the university. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
Linked to this program: Master of Public Health (MPH).
Institutional accreditation and other records
Stated by the schoolSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)Institutional accreditation
Scope: Institution
Accreditation of the whole institution by a regional or national accreditor. It is separate from public health program accreditation. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
Not linked to individual programs: read the scope before assuming it covers a specific degree.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked November 1, 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked November 1, 2026)