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Penn (University of Pennsylvania) MPH Programs

CEPH accreditedGraduate Program in Public Health Studies (Perelman School of Medicine)Private nonprofit · 4-year

What Public Health Degrees Does Penn Offer?

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

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The Penn MPH

Admissions and Cost at Penn

ProgramGREApplicationPublished tuitionEstimated tuition
Master of Public Healthnot requiredSOPHAS$5,490 per course unit (Public Health)

From Penn'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 Compares

Its MPH requires 14 credits, against a national median of 42. It awarded 134 public health master's degrees in 2022-23, 3rd of 14 in Pennsylvania and 69th of 317 schools on this site.

PennPennsylvania medianU.S. median
MPH credits144542

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

  • MD/MPH
  • DMD/MPH
  • VMD/MPH
  • PhD/MPH
  • JD/MPH
  • MSW/MPH
  • MS in Nonprofit Leadership/MPH
  • MSSP/MPH
  • MPA/MPH
  • MES/MPH
  • MCP/MPH
  • MPH/ML
  • MPH/MBE

Graduate Certificates in Public Health at Penn

  • Public Health Certificate Program (for Biomedical Graduate Studies PhD students)

Is Penn Accredited for Public Health?

Its Graduate Program in Public Health Studies 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 awarded 134 public health master's degrees in 2022–23.

Careers Penn's MPH Concentrations Lead to

JobMedian payJobs
Epidemiologists$87,860360

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

Similar MPH Programs to Compare With Penn

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

Penn MPH: Common Questions

Is Penn's MPH CEPH Accredited?

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

Does Penn Offer an Online MPH?

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

How Much Does the MPH at Penn Cost?

Master of Public Health: $5,490 per course unit (Public Health). Confirm current rates and fees with the school.

Does Penn Require the GRE for Its MPH?

Penn doesn't require the GRE for Master of Public Health.

How Many Credits Is the Penn MPH?

Master of Public Health: 14 course units (2 years full time or 3 years part time (Epidemiology Track full time only)).

What MPH Concentrations Does Penn Offer?

Generalist Track, Global Health Track, One Health Track and Epidemiology Track.

More MPH Programs in Pennsylvania

Sources

  1. mph.med.upenn.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