College of Public Health

Master of Public Health

43

Credit Hours Required

4

Concentrations

Online

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Program Summary

Application Dates: 04/1/2024
07/1/2024
Start Dates: 08/26/2024
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Dr. Richard Ingram

Director of Graduate Studies

College of Public Health

College of Public Health

111 Washington Avenue

Lexington, KY 40536

  • MPH
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a career-focused, practice-based graduate degree for change-makers focused on building healthier populations. Our nationally-ranked MPH program will give you the skills you need to create what’s possible: a world with less human suffering, more access to care, and health equity for all. The program offers concentrations in Epidemiology, Health Behavior, Environmental Health, and Health Management & Policy.

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Program Summary

Application Dates: 04/1/2024
07/1/2024
Start Dates: 08/26/2024

It’s your time to make a difference. Get ready to be part of our wide alumni network of public health professionals who spend every day fighting for a healthier world as part of government agencies, non-profits, health care systems, universities, and state and local health departments. Join their ranks as a leader ready to reshape how we think about and act for population health.

What's possible with an MPH from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health? Only the chance to save the world.

”UK College of Public Health was the best choice for me. It has all the resources of a large research institute, but small class sizes that allow you to connect with professors, students, and opportunities; this gives students the best of both worlds."

Allison Merritt

MPH Class of 2018

Academics & Curriculum

The MPH Degree is designed to meet the need of recent baccalaureate graduates planning careers in public health and related professions as well as current public health and clinical practitioners wanting to increase knowledge of population-based issues. Because of the breadth of the public health profession, an applicant with a bachelor’s degree in any major field will be considered for admission to the program. Learn more...

Admissions

Academic Requirements:

  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
  • If prior graduate work, a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0
  • The MPH program is now test-optional. You may submit official GRE, GMAT or MCAT scores if you choose.

Application requirements and procedures are the same for the online and on-campus programs. Learn more...


Contact

a profile photograph of Richard Ingram

Dr. Richard Ingram

Director of Graduate Studies

College of Public Health

College of Public Health

111 Washington Avenue

Lexington, KY 40536

Students Residing Outside of Kentucky

If you will live outside of Kentucky while completing your program, please check the Out of State Student page to confirm that the program can be offered in your state, and if relevant, that it meets professional licensure requirements in your state.