Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides a collaborative, applied approach to public health education, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention to vulnerable populations. Gain the knowledge and practical skills to become an effective public health leader and solve problems to reduce health disparities. Choose from one of two concentrations,Community health practice: Assess a community’s health needs and design, implement and evaluate interventions that address those needs.Social epidemiology: Use biostatistics and epidemiology to inform research, policy and intervention efforts aimed at eliminating health inequalities.Courses are offered on weekday evenings at DePaul’s Loop Campus. This program can be completed in two years.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution is required for admission. A completed online application. For the MPH, we will only accept applications via SOPHAS. Official transcripts from all previous college coursework. A GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale) is recommended, but not required, for admission. If your cumulative undergraduate GPA is below a 3.0, please provide a brief, 250-word statement describing any circumstances which may have led to your GPA and how you plan to be successful in an academically rigorous graduate-level program. You will find this in the questions section in the SOPHAS application.