• 100% online with no residency requirements. Students do not have to come to campus.  
• Flexible to seamlessly fit into your busy life.   
  • Asynchronous courses—you do not have to be online at any scheduled time. Log in when you get the time!
  • Take as little as one course per term or as many as three.
  • Taking time off is easy.
• Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and member of ASPPH.
• Our program was one of the first 100% online MPH programs. We launched our first cohort in the fall of 2001, and since then have graduated nearly 600 students.   
• 42 credits

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The GRE is no longer required for our MPH programs. 

The TOEFL is waived in one of the following circumstances:

• You are a U.S. citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident 
• You earned a degree from a U.S. institution or have completed at least two years of coursework toward a degree in the U.S.
• Students from certain countries or who attend certain institutions internationally may also be exempt. Contact the department for more information.

Prospective Students are allowed to take MPH-PHP courses prior to submitting their application.  Prospective students may take non-degree program courses for the following reasons: 

• Interest in getting a head start prior to admissions
• Interest in trying a course to see if online learning is right for them
• Meeting MPH requirements from another school/program

Prospective students can take up to 4 courses as a non-degree student and as long as they earn a B or better in each course, the course/s will transfer into the MPH degree once they have been admitted.  Please note that taking non-degree courses does not guarantee admissions.   

Enrollment for non-degree students opens approximately one month prior to the semester start date. For enrollment information, visit this link. Prospective non-degree students should contact the program office at phonline@schoolph.umass.edu for additional information and for help with enrollment.   

Summer 2022 Sessions

• Non-Degree Enrollment begins April 11.
• Summer Session 1: May 19, 2022-July 1. 2022; Last day to add/drop is May 25, 2022
• Summer Session 2: July 11, 2022-August 19, 2022; Last day to add/drop is July 15, 2022
• Course list can be found here

Fall 2022 Semester

• Non-Degree Enrollment begins July 4. 
• Fall Semester dates: September 6, 2022 - December 12, 2022
• Last day to add/drop for non-degree students: September 12, 2022
• Courses available to non-degree students can be found here

Winter 2023 Session

• We will offer courses during winter 2023 session. Please check back here for a list when winter classes are finalized.

The program is 42 credits or 14 3-credit courses. 

• 6 core public health courses (Biostats 540: Intro to Biostatistics, EHS 565: Environmental Health Practices, HPP 601: Application of Social & Behavioral Theory, HPP 620: Intro to the U.S. Health Care System, HPP 642-Public Health Leadership, and EPI 630: Principles of Epidemiology)
• 3 research-based courses, including Research Methods, a practicum, and a final culminating capstone project
• 5 electives (students have the flexibility to choose the electives that best fit their interests and professional goals)  

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