MPH Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard University

Programme overview

The 45-credit Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness provides students with the skills required to identify the most appropriate, ethical, and cost-effective means of providing health care through prevention, early detection, and treatment. The MPH in Clinical Effectiveness can be completed as either an academic year or summer-focused program.

Faculty: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Duration: On Campus (Summer or Fall start) • Full-time (1 year) • Part-time (2 years); On Campus (Summer start) • Full-time (2-3 summers) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Required courses include ID 100: Foundations for Public Health; BST 206: Introductory Statistics for Medical Research; EPI 208: Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology; MPH 101: Qualitative Methods for Public Health; MPH 103: Leadership and Communication.

Career pathways

An MPH degree opens an extraordinary number of pathways to a meaningful career. Graduates of the MPH program are trained to pursue careers in a variety of industries: The MPH in Clinical Effectiveness is designed for individuals seeking advanced training in clinical and population-based research, including health care professionals, clinical investigators, scientists, and other professionals engaged in health-related research and evaluation.

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Entry requirements

Eligibility: The MPH in Clinical Effectiveness is designed for individuals seeking advanced training in clinical and population-based research, including health care professionals, clinical investigators, scientists, and other professionals engaged in health-related research and evaluation. Applicants must hold a prior master’s, doctoral, or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant field. Examples of relevant degrees include, but are not limited to, MD, MBBS, MB Bch, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DVM, PharmD, PsyD, PhD, ScD, MS, MSN, MSW, and other advanced degrees. Ideally applicants have a mentored environment to apply skills learned. Applicants must either have previously completed the summer. Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) or seek concurrent admission to PCE and the MPH in Clinical Effectiveness. Application Requirements. All applications must be submitted through. SOPHAS – t

USD 25,800 for the whole programme (2026-2027). Flat tuition fee stated for non-degree students in the Program in Clinical Effectiveness; degree-student MPH-45 full-time tuition is $77,400 per year (part-time and summer-only students pay half) Source

Duration: On Campus (Summer or Fall start) • Full-time (1 year) • Part-time (2 years); On Campus (Summer start

Apply through the official page: https://hsph.harvard.edu/admissions/applying-to-a-degree-program/

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