On-Campus and Online MPH.

Compare the degree programs and find your fit.


ON-CAMPUS MPH

Typical Applicants

  • Early career public health professionals
  • Individuals transitioning to the public health field
  • Interested in a specialized, or customizable public health degree
  • Interested in on-the-ground experience as part of public health educational experience
  • Average class size

  • 25
  • Program modality

  • In-person, on-campus in the heart of Boston’s South End
  • Online options for MPH core courses and selected certificate courses
  • Application requirements

  • Apply through SOPHAS
  • Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution
  • GRE is NOT required and standardized test scores will NOT be considered as part of the application
  • International students submit WES evaluation
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV or resume
  • Statement of purpose
  • Time to completion

  • Typical student completes their degree in 2 years, with up to 5 years to complete the program. Students are able to switch between part-time and full-time status.
  • Student support services

  • All students assigned a faculty advisor, aligned with functional certificate choice
  • On-campus and virtual access to a wide range of academic support services including core course tutors, in-class teaching assistants, and peer writing coaches
  • On-campus programming and events for personal and professional development, including Activist Lab
  • Wellness programming
  • Monthly student conversations with SPH Dean and other leadership
  • Support practicum search, approval, and registration process
  • Career services

    Managed by SPH Career & Practicum Office

  • One-on-one career advising
  • Career PREP built into curriculum
  • Industry, career and networking events throughout the year
  • Annual Career Fair and Practicum Expo with on-campus recruiters
  • Tuition

  • $91,584 (100% of students accepted into the standalone on-campus MPH program are guaranteed scholarship aid)
  • Scholarships and financial aid

  • Over $12M awarded annually
  • 93% of all BUSPH students receive scholarship funding
  • All on-campus MPH students are eligible to apply for multiple funding and award opportunities throughout the program, including the Public Health Post, Activist Fellowship, Practicum Awards, etc.
  • US citizens and permanent residents may apply for federal loans
  • Number of credits

  • 48 credits, over 300 courses to choose from
  • Foundational competencies

  • PH 700 Foundations of Public Health (Online, self-paced)
  • PH717 Quantitative methods for public health
  • PH718 Leadership and management for public health
  • PH719 Health systems, law, and policy
  • PH720 Individual, community, and population health
  • Specializations

  • FUNCTIONAL – 16 CREDITS (one required)
  • Community assessment, program design, implementation, and evaluation
  • Environmental health (STEM approved)
  • Epidemiology and biostatistics (STEM approved)
  • Global health program design, monitoring, and evaluation
  • Health communication and promotion
  • Health policy and law
  • Healthcare management (CAHME accredited)
  • Program management
  • CONTEXT – 12 CREDITS (optional)
  • Chronic and non-communicable diseases
  • Global health
  • Human rights and social justice
  • Infectious disease
  • Maternal and child health
  • Mental health and substance use
  • Pharmaceutical development, delivery, and access
  • Sex, sexuality, and gender
  • Practicum

  • 240 hours, field-based experience
  • Integrative learning experience

  • Integrative experience, tied to functional certificate
  • Career preparation

  • PH746 Career PREP: Covers self-assessment, resume and cover letters, LinkedIn basics, networking, interview strategies and salary negotiation
  • Lifelong learning opportunities

  • 25% discount to learning opportunities offered though Population Health Exchange (PHX)
  • ONLINE MPH

    Typical Applicants

  • Working professionals with at least two years of experience looking for an MPH to advance their career
  • Interested in a structured MPH focused on health equity
  • Comfortable learning and working independently as all courses are self-directed
  • Average class size

  • 200
  • Program modality

  • 100% online
  • Application requirements

  • Apply through SOPHAS
  • Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution
  • Minimum two years of work experience
  • GRE is NOT required and standardized test scores will NOT be considered as part of the application
  • International students submit WES evaluation
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • CV or resume
  • Three short answer essays
  • Time to completion

  • Program can be completed in 2–5 years (1 module per term)
  • Student support services

  • Each student assigned a BUSPH Student Success Specialist
  • Online community building events
  • Career services

    Managed by BUSPH Student Success Specialists

  • Peer to peer networking
  • Access to online recruiting platforms such as Handshake
  • Tuition

  • $24,000
  • Scholarships and financial aid

  • No scholarship aid
  • US citizens and permanent residents may apply for federal loans
  • Number of credits

  • 42 credits, 6 modules
  • Foundational competencies

  • Module 0 Online MPH Launch
  • Module 1 Data, determinants and decision-making for health equity
  • Module 2 Policy, programs, and public health communication
  • Specializations

  • Health equity-focused curriculum
  • Module 3 Applied methods in population health science
  • Module 4 Public health policy, advocacy, and community organizing
  • Module 5 Public health practice
  • Practicum

  • Embedded in Module 5 Public Health Practice
  • Integrative learning experience

  • Module 6: Integrative seminar, 2 credits
  • Career preparation

  • None
  • Lifelong learning opportunities

  • 25% discount to learning opportunities offered though Population Health Exchange (PHX)
  • Find your fit?