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The Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) offers one of the most innovative online master degree programs in public health. The USC MPH program has been designed to educate both working and emerging professionals in the public health field. Even though students are not on campus, they get the same incredibly rigorous academic curriculum as students attending the university full time would get.
The online, cutting-edge learning platform is amazing because students have the opportunity to engage in live chat and can access the university 24:7 wherever they are located. Online learning is delivered via an online platform that has been customized to allow students to work at the pace they choose. Even though they aren’t on a real time campus, they can engage with fellow students and work together in study sessions to ensure they make the very best of their masters level university learning experience.
The USC MPH program has defined concentrations that include biostatictics and epidemiology, health education and promotion, global health leadership and geohealth track, all focusing on public health. Furthermore, the university has a global reach that opens opportunities for students to pursue their careers that will lead to cutting-edge technology and research.
Ultimately the dedicated staff will help students ensure that they take the correct career route in a range of industries and professions. These include various health related fields: health educator, health coordinator, health promotion specialist, and public health clinician, as well as posts in epidemiology and hospital administration. There are also a number of analytical post opportunities including data analyst, program analyst and policy analyst.
An important center for medical research, the Keck School of Medicine was founded in 1885 and it is the oldest school of medicine in Southern California. Currently the School’s mission is to “lead medicine in the 21st century” so that all of humankind will benefit. Overall, it strives to promote health and both prevent and cure diseases, and improve quality of living for everyone.
| Avg # of Acceptances | 33% |
| Avg Age | Mid-30’s |
| Program Length | Program can be completed in as few as 2 years |
| GPA | 3.0 |
| GRE Information | GRE Required: Yes GRE Additional Considerations: Minimum GRE score of 153 on Verbal Reasoning and 144 on Quantitative Reasoning |
| Program Type | Online |
| Program Options | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Admission Deadlines | Fall: July 28, 2017 Spring: November 26, 2017 |
| Available Tracks | MPH, Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
| Field Education Requirements | 4 credit hour practicum and capstone experience |
| Number of Credits Required | 47 total credit hours |
| Available Tracks | MPH, Global Health Leadership OR MPH, GEO Health |
| Field Education Requirements | 4 credit hour practicum and capstone experience |
| Number of Credits Required | 47 total credit hours |
| Disclaimers and Notes | For GEO Health Track: Develop skills and knowledge as a GEO, spatially-enabled public health professional and explore how different geographical contexts shape health outcomes, trends and inequalities. Use spatial analysis techniques to solve public health problems at local and regional levels |
| Available Tracks | MPH, Health Education and Promotion |
| Field Education Requirements | 4 credit hour practicum and capstone experience |
| Number of Credits Required | 47 total credit hours |
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