San Francisco, California

UCSF MPH Programs

University of California-San Francisco

Not CEPH accreditedInstitute for Global Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsPublic · 4-year

What Public Health Degrees Does UCSF Offer?

UCSF offers 3 public health master's degrees but no MPH. It isn't on the CEPH accredited list.

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Admissions and Cost at UCSF

ProgramGREApplicationPublished tuitionEstimated tuition
Master of Science in Global HealthoptionaldirectTotal $63,489 for the full-time track (program fee $51,026 plus student health insurance and campus fees), same for residents and nonresidents
Master of Science in Clinical & Epidemiological Researchdirect$34,233 annual fees per year of the master's program
Master of Science in Health Data SciencedirectTotal fees for the two-year program are $99,937 for the 2026-27 academic year, including UC Student Health Insurance

From UCSF's own program and tuition pages, reviewed September 27, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school. Blank cells: the program page doesn't state that detail.

How UCSF Compares

It awarded 88 public health master's degrees in 2022-23, 13th of 33 in California and 103rd of 317 schools on this site.

UCSFCalifornia 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.

Graduate Certificates in Public Health at UCSF

  • Online Certificate in Implementation Science, online
  • Certificate in Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR), on campus

Doctoral Programs in Public Health at UCSF

  • PhD in Global Health Sciences
  • PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science (on campus)

Is UCSF Accredited for Public Health?

It isn't on the CEPH accredited list. 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 UCSF awarded 88 public health master's degrees in 2022–23, across 2 fields.

Field (federal CIP title)Master's awarded, 2022-23
International Public Health72
Health/Medical Physics16

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UCSF MPH: Common Questions

Is UCSF's MPH CEPH Accredited?

It isn't on the CEPH accredited list.

How Much Does the MPH at UCSF Cost?

Master of Science in Global Health: Total $63,489 for the full-time track (program fee $51,026 plus student health insurance and campus fees), same for residents and nonresidents. Master of Science in Clinical & Epidemiological Research: $34,233 annual fees per year of the master's program. Master of Science in Health Data Science: Total fees for the two-year program are $99,937 for the 2026-27 academic year, including UC Student Health Insurance. Confirm current rates and fees with the school.

More MPH Programs in California

Sources

  1. globalhealthsciences.ucsf.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