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Public Health, MPH (Online)
Degree
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
At a Glance
Earning your Master of Public Health degree from TCNJ will give you the knowledge and skills to protect and improve family and community health on local, national, and global levels. Take advantage of a convenient online format built for working professionals while enhancing your leadership, critical thinking, and research capabilities. You’ll also open yourself up to a wide range of related career options.
MPH Program Director: Sylvia Twersky, twerskys@tcnj.edu
Duration
- part time: 2.5–3 years
Availability
- online*
Track
- global health
15
- courses
45
- credits
$714
- per credit
Who Should Pursue This Program?
Are you looking to serve the public and do your part to improve health outcomes? The MPH can be a great option for healthcare professionals, social workers, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians who want to expand their impact beyond individual care. The degree also benefits government workers, policy makers, health educators, and environmental health advocates focused on public health issues. It suits those interested in global health, humanitarian work, or research, as well as individuals seeking to transition into public health from other fields.
Why Is TCNJ The Right Fit For Your MPH?
Our MPH program offers an innovative, flexible curriculum, a global perspective, and passionate, talented faculty with deep experience teaching in a small, intimate learning environment. This learning community is committed to active, engaging teaching that goes beyond the classroom to immerse students in real-world challenges and creative thinking while gaining valuable experience through trusted public health partners.
Careers
An advanced public health degree opens many doors beyond the traditional government career path. With a Master’s in Public Health, students have a wide range of job opportunities — including careers in research, program building, implementation, evaluation, and management.
Engaged Faculty
Learn from nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are fully engaged with their students. Your professor knows your name and teaches all of your classes. You won’t find any TAs here.
Application Requirements
For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application and all supplemental documents.
» See graduate application requirements
Applying through SOPHAS (School of Public Health Application Service)
Students wishing to apply to the TCNJ MPH or MBA/MPH program have the option to do so via the SOPHAS website. Students who apply for the fall or spring matriculation will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note, the deadline for the SOPHAS application is August 1 for fall matriculation and January 1 for spring matriculation. If you are interested in applying to our program and need additional time, you can apply directly on TCNJ’s Graduate Enrollment website. If applying on TCNJ’s website, the deadline for fall matriculation is August 15, and spring matriculation is January 10.
Application Fees, Assistance, & Waivers
Fees – SOPHAS charges students $150 for the first program applied to and $60 for each additional program.
Fee Assistance Program – There is a limited number of fee waivers each application cycle, and they are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The waiver covers the additional application fee of $150, and you are responsible for the cost of applying to additional programs ($60 for each additional program). Visit the SOPHAS website to see if you meet the general qualifications.
Additional information and steps to apply for a fee waiver can be found at the bottom of this page on the SOPHAS website.
Recommended Application Deadlines
We consider applications on a space-available basis. You can apply up to and including the first day of the semester.
Curriculum
The Master of Public Health degree requires 45 academic credits (15 courses, including a capstone ). The program is designed to be completed in two years with full-time study or four to five years with part-time study. The MPH degree program lets you follow your interests and passions to forge your own education path—and go at your own pace.
5 Core Courses + Capstone Internship in Public Health + Capstone Paper/Portfolio (7 Courses)
- PBHG 504 Environmental and Occupational Health
- PBHG 521 Health Systems and Policy
- PBHG 540 Intermediate Epidemiology
- PBHG 652 Biostatistics for Public Health
- PBHG 685 Health Promotion for Individuals, Families, and Communities
- PBHG 705 Capstone Internship in Public Health
- PBHG 706 Capstone Paper/Portfolio
Global Health track (5 courses)
- PBHG 565 Social Determinants and Health Inequities
- PBHG 572 Program Planning and Evaluation in Global Health
- PBHG 620 Health Economics or PBHG 678 Water, Land, and Air: Critical Issues in Global Environmental Health
- PBHG 675 Critical Issues in Global Health
Choose 1 of the following:
- PBHG 615 International Communication
- PBHG 620 Health Economics or PBHG 678 Water, Land, and Air: Critical Issues in Global Environmental Health
- PBHG 689 Epidemiology and Aging
Electives (3 Courses)
Students can choose from the list below or any track classes that are a) not part of the student’s chosen track or b) track classes above the 5 required.
Selections include:
- PBHG 503 Health Informatics
- PBHG 551 Substance Abuse and Addiction: Individual, Family, and Society
- PBHG 560 Counseling Girls and Women* OR PBHG 561 Counseling Boys and Men*
* Can take either 560 OR 561 to count as an elective, but not both. - PBHG 591 Graduate Independent Study
- PBHG 606 Grant Writing in Public Health
- PBHG 610 Public Health Leadership for a Changing World
- PBHG 651 Stress Management
- PBHG 670 Topics in Public Health
Tuition/Aid
We offer the same tuition rates no matter where you live. There is a range of financial aid and assistantship options available to TCNJ graduate students.
Accreditation
TCNJ’s bachelor’s and master’s programs in public health are fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
