Master of Public Health (MPH)

The Master of Public Health is a school-wide degree program. The rigorous curriculum prepares students to become leading public health professionals capable of addressing current global health problems with multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches.

During the program, students interact with public health faculty members renowned for teaching, practice and ongoing research around the world. In this diverse and collaborative learning environment, students learn as much from each other as they do from their coursework.

MPH students benefit from a flexible curriculum, online and onsite options, hundreds of courses taught by 1,500+ faculty and RA opportunities with projects in 67 countries.

The program culminates in a capstone project that applies competencies and skills acquired through the program to a public health problem relevant to a student’s professional goals and interests.

Graduates become part of the largest MPH alumni network across the globe.

Turn your passion into action with a Master of Public Health from the nation’s leader. We set the standard for public health on a global scale.

What Distinguishes the Hopkins Master of Public Health?

The Master of Public Health is a school-wide degree program. The rigorous curriculum prepares students to become leading public health professionals capable of addressing current global health problems with multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches.

During the program, students interact with public health faculty members renowned for teaching, practice, and ongoing research around the world. In this diverse and collaborative learning environment, students learn as much from each other as they do from their coursework.

Dual Degree Options

A dual degree combines training in public health with another field, like business or law, to position students for niches in the job market. For all dual-degree programs, the MPH coursework is completed in a full-time format.

• MD/MPH
• MSN/MPH
• MPH/MBA with the Carey Business School
• MBA/MPH with China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
• MPH/MSW
• JD/MPH
• LLM/MPH
• DVM/MPH
• DNP Executive/MPH

The application requirement of 2 years of full-time, post-baccalaureate, health-related work experience is waived for applicants to all dual-degree programs EXCEPT the MPH/MBA program with the Carey Business School.

Curriculum

The Johns Hopkins MPH Program is designed to provide students with critical multidisciplinary training to help solve global health problems. Students are required to select from a range of MPH core courses that comprise approximately 45-50 credits of the 80 credits required for graduation. Students have the flexibility to customize the remaining credits of their curriculum to their areas of interest to achieve an appropriate balance between depth and breadth.

To earn the degree, students must complete 80 credits. The program is composed of:

• Core Courses
• Elective Courses
• Advising & Goals Analysis
• Practicum Experience
• Capstone Project
• MPH Field Experience Fund

MPH Core Curriculum

• Assessing Population Needs
• Biologic and Genetic Factors
• Biology and Public Health
• Capstone Project
• Communication Strategies
• Environmental Health
• Foundational Public Health Knowledge
• Health Equity
• Interprofessional Practice
• Leadership, Governance, and Management
• MPH Studies
• Negotiation and Mediation
• Population Dynamics
• Public Health Policy/Problem-Solving
• Public Health Practice
• Qualitative Methods
• Quantitative Methods
  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
• Resource Management and Budgeting
• Systems Thinking

What can you do with an MPH degree?

MPH graduates work at a vast array of organizations including health care, consulting firms, the federal government, colleges and universities, local and state health departments, hospitals, NGOs, and many, many more.

• Executive Director
• Grants Officer, Global Development
• Clinical Research Associate
• Health Policy Analyst
• Consultant
• Hospital Quality Manager
• EIS/CDC Officer
• Evaluation Associate
• Medical Officer
• Postdoctoral Fellow
• Resident Physician
• Global Product Strategy Senior Manager
• Opioids Program Manager

Where are MPH graduates working?

• 32% Hospital or Other Healthcare Providers
  Johns Hopkins Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital; Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne; Stanford Health Care
• 24% Academic Institutions
  All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Hanoi Medical University, Johns Hopkins University, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia; London School; Yale School of Medicine
• 16% Foundations or Non-Profits
  Doctors Without Borders, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, PATH, Population Services International, RTI International, The Good Food Institute
• 15% Government
  CDC, FDA, HRSA; Maryland Department of Health, NCI, NIH, USAID, Veterans Health Adm, WHO
• 13% Consulting
  Apricot Forest Information Technology (Beijing), AstraZeneca, Booz Allen Hamilton, Dalberg Advisors, Genentech, IBM Watson Health, Manatt Health Strategies, RAND Corporation, Siemens Healthineers

Learning Outcomes

The overarching goal of the MPH Program is to provide students with a population perspective on health. The Johns Hopkins MPH Program is designed to:

• prepare students to tackle current and emerging global public health problems
• provide students with critical multidisciplinary training to help solve global health problems
• equip students with foundational public health knowledge and competencies

Students are required to complete a core MPH curriculum that comprises approximately 45-50 of the 80 credits required for graduation. Students have flexibility to customize the remaining elective credits of their curriculum to their areas of interest to achieve an appropriate balance between depth and breadth.