Master of Public Health (MPH) Program

Improving Public Health is Our Mission

The Public Health program prepares students to prevent disease and promote and advance health in communities, locally and beyond. We achieve this through our evidence-based interdisciplinary approaches in education, research, practice, and community engagement. Our vision is to cultivate the next generation of public health leaders committed to advancing the health of all people. Discover what you can do with a Master of Public Health from the University of Cincinnati.

A Degree in A Growing Field

As a practitioner degree, the UC MPH program is designed to prepare students for roles that protect and improve the health of entire populations. As such, it is not a pathway into dental or medical school. Current data has shown that 97% of public health graduates (MPH) are employed post-graduation or continuing education. Of employed MPH graduates, most work in healthcare and community-based settings (27%) private industry (24%) academia (19%), government (17%), and the nonprofit sector (12%). Of MPH graduates not employed, 15% enrolled in advanced education (e.g., PhD); 5% entered a fellowship, internship, residency, volunteer, or service program; and 6% percent sought employment within one year post-graduation.

Skillset Required for an MPH Degree

To do well in our program, students must be self-starters who are excited and passionate about public health and who possess the confidence and skillset to independently go out into the community to cultivate ideas, opportunities, and relationships. To this point, UC’s MPH program allows students to choose between seven unique concentration areas that let them develop in-demand skills all the while working in real-world settings.

What is your Passion?

The MPH program offers seven unique concentrations, which enables students to explore their passion in public health! Each concentration immerses you in specialized topics to prepare you to work in that area of study. Choosing the right pathway for you is essential as each concentration is focused towards a specific area of public health. Below are the seven concentrations to pick from which link to descriptions and curriculum of each. You can pursue a concentration that aligns with your personal, academic, and career goals.

97% Placement Rate

Placement refers to the percentage of UC MPH graduates who are employed or are enrolled in higher education.

CEPH Accredited Master's Program

The UC MPH program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the nationally recognized accrediting body for both schools of public health and public health programs.

Professional Networking

UC MPH students have the opportunity to learn from internationally recognized faculty and network with local public health leaders to build their professional network. Our program offers opportunities to interact with leading public health professional from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UC Health), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), regional and local health departments, and more.

UC Master of Public Health Student Named Graduate Sustainability Fellow with the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS)

06/8/2026

This past academic year, Gabrielle Kroger, a Master of Public Health (Global Health) student, was named a Graduate Sustainability Fellow, working with the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS). One of her greatest passions is engaging and educating others, whether that be other students or community members, about important topics in science. Specifically, she is passionate about environmental and sustainability topics and wanted to bring more awareness to different initiatives, projects, and research that take place at UC and in Cincinnati as a whole during this fellowship. For the first half of her fellowship, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, she planned a Poster Session and Community Organization Tabling event during the PEWS Sustainability@UC week. This event brought together 16 sustainability-related organizations, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students who presented their research related to sustainability. In addition to planning this event, she began collaborating with Abby Cuyler and Dr. Michelle Burbage from the Center for Collaboration on Climate and Community for Health (C4H) to write a children’s book focused on themes of environmental health and climate health. She plans to continue to work on this project with PEWS and C4H throughout the summer semester and has become a PEWS Graduate Affiliate. Overall, her experience with PEWS was invaluable, as she had the opportunity to connect with people at UC and across Cincinnati, and engage in important conversations about the most pertinent topics surrounding sustainability and environmental health. As she finishes up her last few semesters of her Master of Public Health, she plans to continue to collaborate with the many organizations she connected with and use this experience to further her goal of creating meaningful and impactful changes within communities.