Master of Public Health (MPH)
Learn to take on the new challenges public health professionals face with the help of our Master of Public Health degree program.
Learn to take on the new challenges public health professionals face with the help of our Master of Public Health degree program.
The MPH program at Walden University received Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation in September 2019. CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and programs of public health. CEPH accreditation provides assurance that the program has been evaluated and met accepted public health profession standards in practice, research, and service. For a copy of the final self-study document and/or final accreditation report, please contact the School of Health Sciences Dean (adchshealth@mail.waldenu.edu)
Walden’s online Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program provides the following:
Reflecting Walden’s decades of commitment to positive social change, the online Master of Public Health degree program prepares you to improve the health of communities and deal with health disparities within a wide range of settings.
Vision
Healthy communities through positive social change.
Mission
The mission of the MPH program at Walden University is to provide high-quality education that enables a diverse public health work force of practitioners, researchers, and educators to excel at addressing public health challenges, promoting positive social change, and ensuring healthy communities at local, national, and international levels.
Goals
The program strives to fulfill its mission through excellent performance via instruction, scholarship, and service activities. The program goals for these three areas are as follows:
The core values of the MPH program at Walden University include quality, professional integrity, and student-centeredness.
Public health is an exciting and rewarding field with a wide range of career opportunities. Whether you want to design and implement health programs, develop public health policy, administer public health services, or conduct research, Walden’s MPH program provides the expertise you need to advance your career and move into roles such as:
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
Public health is a wide field that attracts people from diverse educational and professional backgrounds—from mathematics undergrads who pursue careers in biostatistics to ecologists committed to protecting our environmental health to business people dedicated to improving health program administration.
Regardless of background or specialty, aspiring public health professionals are driven to make a broad, lasting impact on health, not only in their own communities but also all over the world.
Depending upon your focus area, your public health career opportunities are expected to grow as fast or faster than the average for all other occupations in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here are job growth projections and educational requirements for several major public health career categories1:
| Public Health Occupation | Job Growth 2012–2022 |
|---|---|
| Statistician | 27% (Much faster than average) |
| Epidemiologist | 10% (As fast as average) |
| Health educator or community health worker | 21% (Faster than average) |
| Social worker | 19% (Faster than average) |
| Medical and health services managers | 23% (Much faster than average) |
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
While it is possible to gain valuable experience working in the field, many public health careers require a graduate degree, such as an MPH degree, for entry or advancement.
A Master of Public Health degree is a good investment if you want to:
Graduates of our online Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program will be prepared to:
| Curriculum Component | Requirements | Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | 64 total quarter credit hours | $480 per quarter hour | $30,720 |
| Technology Fee | Per quarter | $160 | $1,280 |
| Total† | $32,000 | ||
| Transfer up to 30 credits | $15,040 | ||
| Total with Maximum Transfer Credits‡ | $16,960 |
*The tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment specialist at 855-646-5286.
†Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $1,500 to $2,000.
‡Maximum transfer credit total includes reduction in technology fee as related to reduced number of courses over time.
The most rewarding aspect of pursuing my degree at Walden University is that I am in control of my future.
I continue to find the academic legitimacy at Walden to be far superior to other online institutions.
I chose the Master of Public Health program because I realized it would allow me to pursue becoming a health educator and professor.
Note on Program Accreditation
The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors acted at its September 6, 2019 meeting to accredit the Master of Public Health Program at Walden University for a five-year term. Based on CEPH procedures and the documentation submitted, the program’s initial accreditation date will be recorded as February 3, 2018. CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and programs of public health. CEPH accreditation provides assurance that the program has been evaluated and met accepted public health profession standards in practice, research, and service. For a copy of the final self-study document and/or final accreditation report, please contact the School of Health Sciences Dean (adchshealth @mail.waldenu.edu)
Note on Certification:
The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) offers the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential as a voluntary core credential for public health professionals. Individuals who have a bachelor’s degree and at least five subsequent years of public health work experience will be eligible to take the CPH exam. However, for individuals without these qualifications, a candidate must be an alumni of a school or program of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Walden MPH’s program’s initial CEPH accreditation date was recorded as February 3, 2018.
Students should evaluate all requirements related to national credentialing agencies and exams for the state in which he or she intends to practice. Walden makes no representations or guarantee that completion of Walden coursework or programs will permit an individual to obtain national certification. For more information about the CPH credential, students should visit https://www.nbphe.org.
1Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, on the Internet at www.bls.gov/ooh/ (viewed online February 11, 2014). National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
