MPH Public Health at University of Arizona

Programme overview

For a broad understanding of public health and essential skills in the field, the Master of Public Health offers an interdisciplinary, professional degree. You will gain proficiency in an emphasis and, through internships, get real-life experience applying knowledge to the solution of actual health problems in the community. Emphases include the following: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/programs/graduate/mph. Students often opt to pair the MPH with other programs such as law, business or medicine.

Faculty: Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health | Duration: 2 years / 42 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units) Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3) Public Health Policy and Management (3) Environmental and Occupational Health (3) Biostatistics in Public Health (3) Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3) course / course / course / course / Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

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Entry requirements

Graduate College minimum (applies to all programmes; departments may add requirements): regionally accredited bachelor's degree or comparable international degree and a minimum 3.00 GPA for degree programmes on a 4.00 scale. The Graduate College does not require the GRE, though individual programmes may. Programme-specific requirements are listed in the Graduate Admissions Guide.

Domestic applicants: USD 15,500 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

International applicants: USD 35,800 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Non-Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each department; see the Graduate Admissions Guide for departmental deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions

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