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Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States · trading as Penn State

Overview

A public land-grant research university in Pennsylvania. Its Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health are offered through the graduate public health program, with delivery at Hershey and online through World Campus.

Verified subjects: General public health, Health equity

School, college or department of public health: Public Health program (Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine)

Verified in official records: Council on Education for Public Health (Public health program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)); Council on Education for Public Health (Public health program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)); Council on Education for Public Health (Public health program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)).

Programs

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Bachelor’s degrees

Master’s degrees

Professional doctorates (DrPH)

Teaching locations

Places where teaching actually happens. Online programs are not tied to a campus and never imply a campus in every state.

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 program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)

    Published term or review: CEPH list entry: (6/14/2014) 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 these programs: Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Public Health; Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Public Health (World Campus).

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.

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