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Program Details

Graduate Program: Public Health (MPH)

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Program/Degree
Public Health (MPH)  
Program Description

The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is designed to be an interdisciplinary, professional degree in public health. The MPH Program provides opportunities for students to obtain broad knowledge and basic skills in the core areas of public health. Students are able to acquire proficiency in one or more specialized areas through advanced coursework, and gain experience in applying advanced knowledge to the solution of actual health problems in community settings during internship training.

The program is designed to be a two year program for full-time students. Part-time students can take up to 6 years to complete the program.

Students are able to obtain the MPH degree through one of nine concentration areas:

  • Biostatistics
  • Environmental and Occupational Health with tracks in Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) & Industrial Hygiene (IH)
  • Epidemiology
  • Family and Child Health 
  • Global Health
  • Health Behavior Health Promotion
  • Health Services Administration (Phoenix & Tucson)
  • One Health
  • Public Health Policy and Management
  • Public Health Practice (Based at the Phoenix campus)

Dual Degrees

  • MD/MPH
  • JD/MPH
  • PharmD/MPH
  • MPH/MBA
  • MPH/MA in Latin American Studies
  • MPH/MS in Mexican American Studies
 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

College of Public Health

Arizona's first and only accredited college of public health, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is uniquely situated in the culturally rich and diverse Southwest. Distinguished for our outstanding community-based research and for our focus on eliminating health disparities among populations of the Southwest and globally, the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health offers tremendous opportunities to its students for education, research and community involvement.

The College of Public Health's interdisciplinary activities are enhanced by being part of the Arizona Health Sciences Center with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix. The College consistently ranks among the top five in American Indian and Hispanic graduates and students enrolled among accredited schools of public health, according to recent data from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In addition, the University of Arizona is one of only 62 members in the Association of American Universities, a prestigious organization that recognizes universities that have developed exceptionally strong overall research and academic programs. 

 
College

College of Public Health

 
Campuses where offered

Arizona International Microcampus - Ajman - Gulf Medical Univ

Arizona International Microcampus - Online

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Tanya J Nemec
520-626-3204
Kim Barnes
602-827-2070
Samantha Arleen Pierce
520-621-5526
Graduate Program Coordinator
Tanya J Nemec
520-626-3204
Kim Barnes
602-827-2070
Samantha Arleen Pierce
520-621-5526
Director of Graduate Studies
John E Ehiri
520-626-1355
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Tammy Tran
520-621-0119
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA
  • One course in college-level introductory, human, or general biology
  • One course in college algebra or calculus
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume or CV
  • Statement of purpose and objectives
  • Mission and values statement
  • TOEFL or IELTS scores for international applicants
  • Concentration-Specific Admissions Criteria

View more detailed admissions criteria at: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/prospective-students/mph-admissions-criteria

Applications should be submitted through SOPHAS, the centralized application service for accredited schools and programs of public health, at www.sophas.org.  

 
Standardized Tests

Optional Test 
GRE - Send scores to the University of Arizona College of Public Health/SOPHAS, code 4253
or
MCAT - Send scores to SOPHAS via code SOPHAS

International Students - Tests of English Proficiency
International applicants are required by the UA Graduate College to submit a TOEFL score of 90 on the iBT (web-based) test. For students who take the IELTS examination, an overall score of 7 is required, with a score of no less than 6 on any individual band or module.  TOEFL and IELTS test scores must be dated within two years of the year of enrollment. Students may be requested to enter the Center for English as a Second Language to improve their verbal skills.

SOPHAS TOEFL Scores - Code 5688
SOPHAS IELTS Scores - Code SOPHAS

 
Funding Opportunities

A variety of funding is available in the form of scholarships/fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships.  More information regarding tuition and financial assistance is available at:  http://publichealth.arizona.edu/prospective-students/tuition-financial-assistance

Federal Financial Aid  https://financialaid.arizona.edu/apply-for-aid/graduate-professional

 
Admissions Deadlines

Fall Deadlines

Priority:  January 15
Secondary:  April 1
Final:  June 1 for US applicants only for the following MPH concentrations:

  • Biostatistics
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Health Services Administration (Phoenix & Tucson)
  • Public Health Practice (Phoenix)
  • MD/MPH Phoenix
  • MD/MPH Tucson

Note:  Students who apply by the priority deadline will be given the highest priority for admissions and consideration for scholarships and assistantships.

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 0616

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
  • 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES, ELECTIVES, INTERNSHIP

These requirements vary by concentration:  http://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/mph 

 
Elective Coursework

Number of required electives vary by concentration

http://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/mph 

MEZCOPH Common/Suggested Electives for MPH Programs

**If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement**

**Other courses may be taken for elective credit if approved by your faculty mentor**

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA
  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS
  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research
  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language
  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now
  • EHS 526 Topics in Environmental Justice
  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods
  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team
  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting
  • EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology
  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • EPID 678 Public Health Informatics
  • EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice
  • EPID 696B Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar
  • GHI 514 Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences 
  • GHI/CPH 532 Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health
  • GHI 540 Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective 
  • GHI/CPH 581 Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks 
  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.
  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities
  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health
  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development
  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation
  • HPS 533 Global Health
  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development
  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation
  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy
  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)
  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning
  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning
  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning
  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning
  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities
  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature
  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth
  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning
  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences
  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy
  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing
  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration
  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy
  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management
  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning
  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning
  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics
  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science
 
Additional Requirements
  • Required Internship
    • 909 Master's Report Internship - units vary by concentration
  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit - internal workshop)
  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate 81.14%
Avg. Time-to-degree (years) 2.15
 
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male 27.07%
Enrollment Percent Female 72.93%
Enrollment Percent International 3.13%
Enrollment Percent URM 40.46%

Back to statistics
  • All application, admit, and enrollment data are from Fall 2022.
  • Average Time to Degree calculates how long graduates in the last 5 years (2018-2022) took to complete their degrees, counting back to the first semester entering their program.
  • Underrepresented Minorities (URM) includes domestic students of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

Persistent link: https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/PHLMPH
Last revised 17 Oct 2022
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