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UCLA MPH Programs

University of California-Los Angeles

CEPH accreditedUCLA Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public HealthPublic · 4-year

What Public Health Degrees Does UCLA Offer?

UCLA offers 8 MPH programs and 6 related public health master's degrees. The MPH is offered on campus. Its UCLA Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Published tuition starts at $1,300 per credit (2026-27).

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8 MPH Programs at UCLA

Admissions and Cost at UCLA

ProgramGREApplicationPublished tuitionEstimated tuition
MPH in Community Health SciencesSOPHAS
MPH in Environmental Health SciencesSOPHAS
MPH in EpidemiologySOPHAS
MPH in Health ManagementSOPHAS
MPH in Health PolicySOPHAS
MPH in Health Policy and Management (one-year)SOPHAS
MPH for Health Professionalsdirect
Executive MPH in Health Policy and Managementdirect
Master of Data Science in Healthdirect$1,300 per credit hour for the fall 2026 entering cohort$62,400
MS in BiostatisticsSOPHAS
MS in Community Health SciencesSOPHAS
MS in Environmental Health SciencesSOPHAS
MS in EpidemiologySOPHAS
MS in Health Policy and ManagementSOPHAS

From UCLA'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 UCLA Compares

It awarded 376 public health master's degrees in 2022-23, 3rd of 33 in California and 20th of 317 schools on this site.

UCLACalifornia medianU.S. median

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 UCLA

  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MD
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/JD
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MA African Studies
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MA Asian American Studies
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MA Latin American Studies
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MSW
  • MPH Community Health Sciences/MURP
  • MPH Environmental Health Sciences/MD
  • MPH Environmental Health Sciences/JD
  • MPH Environmental Health Sciences/MURP
  • MPH Epidemiology/MD
  • MPH Epidemiology/JD
  • MPH Health Management/JD
  • MPH Health Management/MBA
  • MPH Health Management/MD
  • MPH Health Management/MPP
  • MPH Health Policy/MD
  • MPH Health Policy/JD
  • MPH Health Policy/MBA
  • MPH Health Policy/MPP

Doctoral Programs in Public Health at UCLA

  • PhD in Biostatistics (on campus)
  • PhD in Community Health Sciences (on campus)
  • PhD in Environmental Health Sciences (on campus)
  • PhD in Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (on campus)
  • PhD in Epidemiology (on campus)
  • PhD in Health Policy and Management (on campus)

Is UCLA Accredited for Public Health?

Its UCLA Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH lists its next review as 12/31/2028. 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 UCLA awarded 376 public health master's degrees in 2022–23, across 4 fields.

Field (federal CIP title)Master's awarded, 2022-23
Public Health, Other208
Community Health and Preventive Medicine104
Health Services Administration34
Environmental Health30

Careers UCLA's MPH Concentrations Lead to

JobMedian payJobs
Epidemiologists$110,7601,480
Health education specialists$63,61012,520
Community health workers$58,0509,500
Occupational health and safety specialists$102,84016,230
Medical and health services managers$141,48075,090

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

Similar MPH Programs to Compare With UCLA

CEPH-accredited MPH programs at other schools in the same fields:

UCLA MPH: Common Questions

Is UCLA's MPH CEPH Accredited?

Its UCLA Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH lists its next review as 12/31/2028.

Does UCLA Offer an Online MPH?

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

How Much Does the MPH at UCLA Cost?

Master of Data Science in Health: $1,300 per credit hour for the fall 2026 entering cohort. Confirm current rates and fees with the school.

How Many Credits Is the UCLA MPH?

MPH in Community Health Sciences: 68 quarter-credit units minimum (2 years (six academic quarters)). MPH in Epidemiology: 68 quarter-credit units (2 years (six academic quarters)). MPH in Health Management: 78 quarter-credit units (2 years (six quarters)).

More MPH Programs in California

Sources

  1. ph.ucla.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