Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Jump start the next step in your career

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Interested in exploring your public health career options, but not ready to pursue a full MPH degree? Then our new Graduate Certificate in Public Health might be the solution for you. 

Offered fully online, this 12-credit program prepares you to apply for one of our MPH degree concentrations or simply gain knowledge of core public health concepts and earn a micro credential. The program includes just 4 classes that can be completed in two semesters - without sacrificing your job or relocating.  

All coursework, pending a successful application, can be transferred toward your MPH degree in any SPHHS MPH program, including campus-based and online programs. You just need to pass all 4 with a B or better. 


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Why UMASS SPHHS? 

  • Fully accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. 
  • Hands-on training with nationally recognized academics. Our low student to faculty ratio provides our students with individual contact and hands-on training with leading scientific experts partnering with the CDC, NIH, and the WHO. 
  • Great value. As New England’s only publicly funded school of public health, SPHHS provides great value compared to our private institution peers 

100% Online

UMass Amherst’s Graduate Certificate in Public Health is fully online, with asynchronous courses that let you log in whenever it’s convenient for you. Busy schedule? Take as few as one course per term. Need a semester off? You can pause at any time. 

Transfer credits to the full MPH

Should you decide to apply and matriculate into our any one of our MPH degree programs, all 12 credits will transfer. Conversely, as an MPH candidate, you can apply for admission into the Public Health certificate program at any time.

Earn a micro credential

Upon completion of 12 credits students earn a graduate certificate and skills to help them advance their career.