MPH Programs in Kansas

What an MPH Costs in Kansas

One Kansas MPH publishes both a per-credit rate and its credits: estimated tuition at University of Kansas is $20,391 before fees.

Program	Per credit	Credits	Estimated tuition
University of Kansas: Master of Public Health (KU-MPH)Master of Public Health (KU-MPH)	$486	42	$20,391

Estimated tuition is the published per-credit rate times the published credits, before fees. Public schools usually charge non-residents more. Turn any program into a full cost and loan estimate with the MPH cost and loan calculator.

Largest Public Health Programs in Kansas

By public health master's degrees awarded in 2022-23 (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS), University of Kansas has Kansas's largest program, followed by Kansas State University. Size tells you how many classmates, electives and alumni to expect, not how good a program is.

School	Public health master's awarded, 2022-23
University of Kansas	48
Kansas State University	26

Public Health Pay in Kansas

Among the public health jobs an MPH leads to, statisticians earn the highest median pay in Kansas, $111,780. Epidemiologists earn a median $79,620 (9% below u.s.), 23rd of 43 states with a published figure, across 70 jobs.

Job	Median	vs U.S. median	State rank	Jobs
Epidemiologists	$79,620	9% below U.S.	23rd of 43	70
Statisticians (including biostatisticians)	$111,780	6% above U.S.	11th of 46	80
Health education specialists	$62,990	2% below U.S.	27th of 53	520
Community health workers	$47,300	9% below U.S.	42nd of 52	240
Occupational health and safety specialists	$86,300	4% below U.S.	35th of 53	1,350
Health information technologists and medical registrars	$60,030	12% below U.S.	35th of 51	610
Medical and health services managers	$111,030	10% below U.S.	33rd of 54	5,120

Annual wages in Kansas, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A high median on few jobs describes a small market, so read pay beside the job count.

Online MPH Options for Kansas Residents

You aren't limited to schools in Kansas: 256 online MPH programs at schools in other states accept students nationwide. Before you apply, confirm on the school's site that it can enroll Kansas residents online. These CEPH-accredited online programs have the lowest estimated tuition of any online MPH that publishes a per-credit rate and its credits:

Program	Per credit	Estimated tuition
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Master of Public HealthTexas	$287	$12,915
University of West Florida: Master of Public Health (online)Florida	$386	$16,206
University of Nevada-Las Vegas: Master of Public HealthNevada	$383	$18,013
Georgia State University: Master of Public HealthGeorgia	$464	$19,488
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: Master of Public HealthNew York	$471	$19,782

Compare every option on the online MPH programs page, or let the program matcher rank them for you.

KU or K-State: Two Very Different MPHs

Both Kansas programs are CEPH accredited and public, but they train for different careers.

University of Kansas: Epidemiology, Practice or Online

The KU-MPH is run by KU Medical Center, not the Lawrence campus, with students in Kansas City and Wichita. It has been accredited since 1998 and was recently reaccredited through December 31, 2032. You choose from Epidemiology, Public Health Practice or the online Generalist concentration across 42 credit hours, finishing with an internship and a 192-hour capstone. Full time takes two years; part time takes at least three. You apply through SOPHAS.

Pick KU if you want a medical-center setting, a Kansas City or Wichita campus, or a fully online option. KU also runs a Master of Science in Biostatistics, 36 credit hours on the Kansas City campus, if you’d rather go deep on data.

Kansas State University: Food Safety and Zoonoses

Kansas State builds its 42-credit MPH from partnering departments, so your emphasis decides where and how you study: Food Safety and Biosecurity, Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, or Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity. Many courses are online, but not every area can be finished online. K-State also offers a joint DVM/MPH for veterinarians and veterinary students.

K-State suits you if your interest is the animal-human-food connection that the Manhattan labs work on. Its CEPH accreditation runs through December 31, 2026 and it is under review for reaccreditation, with CEPH taking public comments until October 12, 2026. Check the outcome on the CEPH accreditation guide before you enroll.

What Residency Is Worth at KU

For 2026-27, KU Medical Center charges MPH students $485.50 per credit hour if they are Kansas residents and $1,141.00 if they are not, on either the Kansas City or Wichita campus. Campus fees add $446.91 in fall and spring.

Online study changes the math for non-residents. The online rate is $485.50 per credit hour for everyone, with a $100 per credit e-learning fee and a lower campus fee of $187.49. If you live outside Kansas and the Generalist concentration fits your goals, online is the lower-cost route.

KU-MPH also offers two graduate research assistantships a year. Each is a half-time position of 20 hours a week, and it comes with a non-resident fee waiver, so assistants pay in-state tuition. The MPH scholarships guide lists other funding.

If neither Kansas program fits, compare online MPH programs open to Kansas residents, or look at epidemiology programs nationwide.