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Penn State MPH Programs

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

CEPH accreditedPublic Health Program (Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine)Public · 4-year

What Public Health Degrees Does Penn State Offer?

Penn State offers 1 MPH program. The MPH is offered on campus. Its Public Health Program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

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The Penn State MPH

Admissions and Cost at Penn State

ProgramGREApplicationPublished tuitionEstimated tuition
Master of Public Health (residential, Hershey)optionalSOPHAS

From Penn State's own program and tuition pages, reviewed September 27, 2026. SOPHAS is the centralized application for schools and programs of public health. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school. Blank cells: the program page doesn't state that detail.

How Penn State Compares

Its MPH requires 42 credits, against a national median of 42. It awarded 84 public health master's degrees in 2022-23, 4th of 14 in Pennsylvania and 114th of 317 schools on this site.

Penn StatePennsylvania medianU.S. median
MPH credits424542

Medians across MPH programs on this site that publish the figure, September 2026. Estimated tuition is the per-credit rate times the credits, before fees; the MPH cost and loan calculator adds fees and federal loan limits.

Dual Degrees With the MPH at Penn State

  • MD/MPH
  • JD/MPH (with Dickinson Law)
  • Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate Accelerated MPH

Graduate Certificates in Public Health at Penn State

  • Graduate Certificate in Public Health (12 credits)
  • Graduate Certificate in Global Health (12 credits)

Doctoral Programs in Public Health at Penn State

  • Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) (on campus)
  • PhD in Epidemiology (on campus)
  • PhD in Biostatistics (on campus)

Is Penn State Accredited for Public Health?

Its Public Health Program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH lists its next review as 12/31/2026. CEPH accreditation is the public health field's own quality review, and graduates of CEPH-accredited schools and programs can sit the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam on the strength of their degree. How CEPH accreditation works.

Federal data (IPEDS) show Penn State awarded 84 public health master's degrees in 2022–23.

Careers Penn State's MPH Concentrations Lead to

JobMedian payJobs
Epidemiologists$87,860360
Statisticians (including biostatisticians)$93,8301,630
Health education specialists$80,6702,690
Community health workers$50,7101,970
Medical and health services managers$103,67030,480

Pay in Pennsylvania, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

Similar MPH Programs to Compare With Penn State

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Penn State MPH: Common Questions

Is Penn State's MPH CEPH Accredited?

Its Public Health Program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH lists its next review as 12/31/2026.

Does Penn State Offer an Online MPH?

No. Penn State's MPH is offered on campus, according to its program pages.

Does Penn State Require the GRE for Its MPH?

Penn State treats the GRE as optional for Master of Public Health (residential, Hershey).

How Many Credits Is the Penn State MPH?

Master of Public Health (residential, Hershey): 42 credits (Full-time or part-time; courses held late afternoons and early evenings).

What MPH Concentrations Does Penn State Offer?

Community and Behavioral Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Health Systems Organization and Policy.

More MPH Programs in Pennsylvania

Sources

  1. med.psu.edu: public health program pages, reviewed September 27, 2026
  2. Council on Education for Public Health, list of accredited schools and programs (September 2026)
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022–23

Every program here was checked against the school's own website. Accreditation comes from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) list, and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Sponsored listings are labeled and never change which programs we list. How we verify programs