Become a Leader in Public Health
The University of Washington Online Master of Public Health program promotes leaders in public health. This 18-month, mostly online program prepares you to tackle current and future public health challenges.
This degree is offered by the UW School of Public Health, one of the leading public graduate schools in the United States. In the most recent rating by Global Ranking of Academic Subjects , the school ranked fourth in the world for public health.
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Graduates of the Online MPH program describe the curriculum and how the program helps students advance their careers.
Learn From Expert Faculty
Our instructors are leading public health researchers and practitioners at the forefront of the latest developments in public health.
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Earn Your MPH on a Convenient Schedule
With the program's flexible, mostly online format — and just two required on-site sessions — you can continue to work while you earn your degree.
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Advance Your Career
Our alumni work as public health practitioners, researchers in universities and leaders in the health care industry, policy-making organizations and government agencies.
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Prepare to Lead
Build a solid foundation in population health, data analysis, evidence-based research, health policy and program evaluation. Develop leadership skills with team-based learning.
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Commitment to Solving Health Disparities
Long before the public health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, many communities faced steep barriers to health equity caused by systemic racism, income inequality and other social determinants of health. COVID-19 has compounded this crisis and laid bare the stark inequalities and health disparities that disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income communities. As a teaching program that prepares future public health leaders, we are committed to equipping our students with the knowledge and tools needed to dismantle the barriers and structures that negatively influence so much of our communities’ health and well-being
"In the program we explored the different ways that institutions, employment, health insurance and health care systems breed health inequities and how to shift the conversations in health care toward addressing these issues. I’ve brought that knowledge to my organization’s equity and social justice committee, which works on promoting equity for both public health employees and the residents in our programs."
— Teah Hoopes
Research Program Manager