MHPE Health Professions Education at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The Master of Health Professions Education prepares leaders and scholars in health professions education, covering leadership, scholarship methods, curriculum, assessment, program evaluation, and medical humanities and ethics. It is a thesis-based degree offered by the Department of Medical Education.

Faculty: College of Medicine | Department: Department of Medical Education | Duration: 32 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses are Scholarship in Health Professions Education, Instruction and Assessment for Health Professionals, Curriculum Planning and Program Evaluation, Leadership in Health Professions Education, and an introductory HPE seminar, plus four hours in a content area related to the thesis and at least 6 hours of thesis research (HPE 598). A Gender and Women's Studies concentration is available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme: baccalaureate or advanced professional degree in a health professions discipline; at least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours of undergraduate study; no standardized test required; three letters of recommendation; personal statement required. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

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

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