Academics

Online Together

Michigan State University offers top-quality online Master of Public Health degrees through the College of Human Medicine. The 100% online MPH degrees provide unparalleled flexibility, affordability, and hands-on education opportunities to help students achieve their personal and professional goals. Designed to accommodate busy lifestyles, our online course delivery system offers asynchronous learning for students living and working in different time zones. 

Hands-On Public Health Impact: We bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world application. Through structured practicum experiences and local community partnerships, you will gain the tangible, hands-on skills needed to eliminate health disparities and drive meaningful change in public health.

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Master of Public Health Concentrations & Curriculum

Learn from expert faculty with a cutting-edge curriculum. Choose from three concentrations to tailor your career path.

  • Generalist
  • Public Health Data Management and Analytics
  • Rural Public Health
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Graduate Certificates

Build stackable public health credentials on your schedule. Gain expert-level training in a fraction of the time and cost. Seamlessly apply your certificate credits toward a full MPH if you choose to advance your education.

  • Core Disciplines of Public Health
  • Public Health Data Management and Analytics 
  • Rural Public Health
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Credit Sharing

Are you interested in cross-disciplinary work in public health? Consider MSU credit sharing with another graduate or undergraduate program.

  • MSU graduate students can share up to 10 MPH credits 
  • MSU undergraduate students can share up to 9 MPH credits
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Public Health in Ghana

Every summer, students step beyond the classroom to drive impactful public health initiatives during our immersive study abroad experience in Ghana.

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Lifelong Education

Lifelong education is a flexible enrollment status—not a major or a degree program—designed for learners who want to take courses without pursuing a degree. This status is perfect for professional development, personal enrichment, or testing out courses before applying to a full degree program.

Interested in an Epidemiology or Biostatistics Focus?

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics offers public health training through Master of Science and doctoral degrees as well as a dual undergraduate degree program for academically motivated MSU undergraduate students. They provide a unique and stimulating environment for students and faculty to contribute to the improvement of public health. Their programs offer students a unique interdisciplinary training curriculum. Opportunities include monthly seminars with visiting scholars, training in innovative statistical and epidemiologic methods, supportive faculty mentorship, peer-to-peer discussions of contemporary issues across epidemiology and population health, and events sponsored by the Department’s vibrant graduate student organization, GEMS.