
Online Program for Experienced Professionals - Master of Public Health
Advance your career and grow as a public health leader in Ohio State's Master of Public Health for experienced professionals. The degree connects you to the foundational elements of public health and meets the needs of a working professional who aspires to a leadership role in public health, health care or community health. You'll also expand your skills to address the social factors that drive health inequities.
This 100% online and part-time program was designed to be flexible for students who want to advance their public health knowledge and leadership while ensuring flexibility and a work-life balance. You'll also foster personal connections with faculty and fellow students whose personal and working experiences will enhance your education and bolster your current work.
Learn more about the Program for Experienced Professionals
Sign up for an upcoming information session to get answers to your questions about Ohio State’s Master of Public Health for experienced professionals. Save your spot and learn how you can become a Public Health Buckeye.
Available dates
Sept. 16
Graduate program information session
Public health care and leadership curriculum
Gain rich, practical experience
Expansive student support
Growing perspectives, forming connections

Our students bring an array of professional and life experiences to the program, allowing them to gain inspiration and insights from each other, along with their instructors and today’s public health leaders.
In this program, you’ll find a diversity of perspectives from public health, health care, social work and other fields.
Instructors, including those with years of in-the-field experience, bring expertise in public health, management and leadership.
Meet our students

MPH-PEP student focused on cardiovascular health advocacy

MPH-PEP student focused on childhood development, well-being
Degree requirements
- Minimum credit hours: 42
- No GRE required
- Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree; 3.0 GPA (recommended); health sciences and quantitative methods coursework (e.g. advanced mathematics, statistics or biostatistics)
- Program start: Autumn semester
2025/2026 deadlines to apply
MAY
15
Regular deadline
Take your next step
Application and supporting materials to the Program for Experienced Professionals are submitted through SOPHAS. Learn more about the application requirements.