Program Overview

Eligibility Requirements
Students must have a bachelor’s degree, an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75, three years of professional work experience in public health or health care, and be currently employed in public health or health care.

Admission Requirements
Students must submit a Graduate School application (with fee), a personal statement, GRE score report (unless holding a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. or a foreign medical degree and ECFMG certification), original transcripts in duplicate, and two letters of recommendation.

Faculty
The faculty of the M.P.H. Program comes from the five core domains of public health in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences as well as from a field of national experts who have received appointments to the School. For the most current faculty listings, visit www.umass.edu/sphhs.

The following two master’s degree options are designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals.