Professional and Online Programs
Online and Flexible programs for working professionals at UMass Amherst.
Public health is constantly evolving. Whether adapting to climate change, responding to emerging infectious diseases, or researching new approaches to population health. Many professionals continue their studies to stay current, while others seek to shift careers.
Whatever your reason, we offer a range of fully online graduate degrees and certificates. Courses are flexible, allowing you to maintain your job without relocating to Amherst. We also provides hybrid options for those balancing on-campus and online learning. Our programs include:
- Online MPH in Public Health Practice
- Online MPH in Global Health
- Online MPH in Collaboration with the UMass Chan Medical School
- Online Master of Healthcare Administration
- Online Graduate Certificate in Public Health
- Online Graduate Certificate in Global Health
- Non-degree stand-alone classes to build skills
- Post-baccalaureate programs in speech, language, and hearing.
We offer rolling admission and students can being taking classes three times a year. The non-degree and post-baccalaureate programs require no application and can be done in spring, summer, winter, or fall.
Explore our programs
Undergraduate
Graduate
Dr. Peter LaCamera, a pulmonologist and current MHA student, shares where he wants to take his career next and how the program fits into his plans.
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Ultimate Flexibility
Our programs are designed to fit into your busy schedules. Students are allowed to complete just one course a semester or up to three. They can take time away if needed, and with the asynchronous format, log in to classes anytime during the day or week.
Great Value
As New England’s only publicly funded school of public health, SPHHS provides great value compared to our private institution peers. Professional program students pay one flat rate, regardless of location and do not pay technology fees.
Fully Accredited
Every online program in the SPHHS is fully accredited by the Council of Education for Public Health and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, a key benefit of attending UMass Amherst.
Community stories
Carolyn Velázquez
Peter LaCamera
Scott Giberson
Shellie James
Featured Faculty
Elizabeth Chen
Director, Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program
Lawrence Pellegrini
Senior Lecturer in Health Policy and Management
Anne Hewitt
In the News
Megan Harvey Receives 2025-26 SPHHS College Outstanding University+ Teaching Award
Megan Harvey, instructor in the SPHHS Professional and Online Programs, is the winner of the school’s 2025-2026 College Outstanding University+ Teaching Award.
Advocates in Action: How Our Public Health Practice Community Is Shaping Policy and Politics
When UMass online MPH students and alumni engage in public health practice, they don’t mess around.
Alumnus Robert Marietta, MD, '13MPH Publishes Book on Military Mental Health
Alumnus Robert Marietta, MD, ‘13MPH, has published a new book examining military mental health from someone who has served inside the system.
Professional and Online Programs
Fully asynchronous and flexible undergraduate and graduate programs for working professionals at UMass Amherst