About the Program

About the program

Our award-winning Master of Public Health (MPH) curriculum is innovative education at its best! The integrated program begins with cross-disciplinary classes offering relevant practical skills with a collaborative learning structure focusing on health issues populations face. You will learn how to solve real problems gaining a better understanding of the determinants of health, applied methods, epidemiology of diseases, policy and ethics, and interventions.

We offer six MPH concentrations:

• Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences studies the health characteristics of populations and finds innovative ways to reduce risks and improve community capacity for population health improvement.
• Environmental Health looks at different factors in our environment and tries to understand their role in the health of individuals and populations.
• Occupational Safety and Health evaluates and provides interventions to reduce risk of injury and illness using ergonomics, human factors and wellness for future, current and past workers.
• Epidemiology studies the trends, patterns, and causes related to disease in populations.
• Biostatistics uses statistical reasoning and methods to address major problems in public health.
• Health Policy and Management is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the delivery, quality, and costs of health care for individuals and populations.

Admission Requirements 

No GRE score required!  Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university prior to the start of the program. In addition, please note that the following concentrations enforce a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA requirement.

GPA Requirement

The following programs have a minimum cumulative GPA requirement:

• Epidemiology: 3.0
• Biostatistics: 3.0
• Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences: 2.75

Dates and Deadlines

Application for Fall 2023 will open on September 1, 2022. 

Cost of Attendance

For cost of attendance including estimated cost of tuition and fees, books & supplies, housing, etc., please visit the Texas A&M Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships website.