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Master of Public Health

If you are passionate about topics like health policy, health technology and informatics, mental health, local health, environmental health, and public health leadership and advocacy, Northeastern University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program is right for you.

Our MPH program:

  • Blends in-classroom training with real-world experience.
  • Connects students with our innovative experiential network in the public health sector through a required 200-hour, community-based practicum experience.
  • Supports students as they develop or take on projects of mutual interest to both the student and a public health partner in a range of diverse public health practice settings through the Capstone experience.
  • Is designed with working professionals in mind.
  • Is available full or part time.
  • Is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

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$101K
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$67K
Median annual salary for medical and health services managers. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022)
The estimated national growth of medical and health services managers from 2020 to 2030. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022)
Median salary of an individual with an MPH degree. (Payscale.com, 2022)
“The opportunities for those who wish to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of their community are limitless. Northeastern offers a unique program that blends the educational training needed and the experiential preparation that allows graduates to be productive and successful in their field. I appreciate the opportunity to bring my years of expertise to the MS in Public Health program in Charlotte and look forward to working with students who have a similar passion.”—Gibbie Harris, visiting professor & former Mecklenburg County public health director

Entry terms

Fall and spring

Course format

Hybrid (100% online with Charlotte-based residency course and local public health practicum pathways)

Credits

42

Commitment

1.5–5 years

Studying in Charlotte

  • Study in the heart of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a global hub for health sciences innovation, finance, banking, and energy.
  • Help shape the fabric of a rapidly growing city, with more than 45,000 people migrating to Charlotte between 2021 and 2022 alone.
  • Pursue a range of health sciences opportunities in the high-growth Charlotte regional area, which saw year-over-year employment increases of 4.6% as of December 2022.
  • Enjoy access to cultural and historical landmarks, professional sports teams, thriving neighborhoods with new dining and shopping options, and more.
  • Build your network in the city that’s home to the third largest U.S. nonprofit integrated health system.
  • Join more than 174,000 people employed in the life sciences and health industries.

About Northeastern University

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.

Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,500 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.

Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.

Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.




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