Graduate Certificate of Public Health
School of Arts and Sciences
Location: Online
Start Term: Fall, Spring, Summer
Gain an introduction to the exciting, varied, and increasingly pivotal field of public health.
Customize Your Introduction to Public Health
Your Educational Experience
If you pursue the Graduate Certificate of Public Health, you will choose four of six areas of study:
- Survey of Public Health
- Intro to Environmental Health
- Health Policy & Management
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Statistics of Clinical Research
- Health Epidemiology
How Can You Use a Public Health Degree?
Why Study Public Health at MCPHS?
If you want to make a measurable difference in your community, public health is one of the most impactful careers you can undertake—and MCPHS is the most strategic place to forge your path.
Leading through the pandemic
Dr. Nate Horwitz-Willis of MCPHS was part of an online panel of public health experts who spoke to a group of public health students about crisis leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The best place to be
MCPHS is located in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area, a global center for healthcare delivery, research, and education.
The MCPHS Alumni Scholarship
Successfully complete any MCPHS degree and you are eligible for a 50% tuition scholarship toward one of seven master’s degrees—including the MPH.
MCPHS Community Voices
The lived experiences of MCPHS students, partners, and faculty tell an eloquent story. They illustrate just how our student-centered, teaching-first approach keeps us in the top tier of the country’s “most transformative colleges.” (Money magazine 2020).
Sheena Thakkar
| BS/PH ’20“What excites me most about the field of public health is the impact it has on communities. With public health, instead of treating one patient at a time, we strive to treat whole communities at a time.”
Other Pathways to a Career in Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Public Health—Acupuncture Pathway (BS/MAc)
Six -year program on the Boston and Worcester campuses.
Bachelor of Science in Public Health—Occupational Therapy Pathway (BS/MOT)
Five-year program on the Boston and Manchester campuses.
Bachelor of Science in Public Health—Physical Therapy Pathway (BS/DPT)
Six-year program on the Boston and Worcester campuses.