About

• ​Degree offered: Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
• Track options: Epidemiology, Global Health, and Health Policy
• Total enrollment, 2024-25: 57
• Full-time, two-year (five academic terms) program beginning every fall
• Administered through the School of Medicine
• Part of the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health (IMPH)
• Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

Track Options

Applicants select one of three tracks at the time they apply to the program:

• Epidemiology
• Global Health
• Health Policy

Dual Degrees

• M.D./M.P.H. (5 years)
• M.P.H./M.Ed. International Education Policy and Management (3 years)

Students must apply separately to the respective graduate programs, either simultaneously or sequentially.

Graduate Certificates

A number of Vanderbilt University departments and programs offer graduate certificates to students enrolled in a Vanderbilt post-baccalaureate program who wish to gain focused expertise in a specific area. Each program has its own admission and completion requirements. Permission of the degree program director and the certificate program director are required to pursue a certificate.

Below is a list of select graduate certificate programs which may be of particular interest to MPH students. Please check departmental websites for additional offerings.

Accreditation

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program is accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit public health programs and schools of public health. The Vanderbilt MPH Program was awarded accreditation in June 2024 for the full seven-year term, extending to July 1, 2031.

Vanderbilt University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).