MPH in Health Equity at Boston University

Programme overview

A fully online Master of Public Health with a skills-based curriculum preparing graduates to address real-world public health problems and reduce health inequities.

Faculty: School of Public Health | Duration: 24 months (42-unit programme) | Intake: Fall and spring terms | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

42 units in sequential one-at-a-time modules: Data, Determinants, and Decision-Making for Health Equity; Policy, Programs and Public Health Communication; Applied Methods in Population Health Science; Public Health Policy, Advocacy, and Community Organizing; Applied Public Health Practice (8 units each); plus Online MPH Launch and Integrative Seminar.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Public Health (general): transcripts; proof of English proficiency for international applicants; three letters of recommendation requested; statement of purpose or short-answer questions; CV or resume; application fee via SOPHAS. Online MPH deadlines: Spring 2027 priority Oct 15 2026, round 1 Nov 15 2026, final Dec 15 2026; Fall 2027 priority Feb 1 2027, round 2 Apr 1, round 3 May 15, final Aug 1 2027.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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