Master of Public Health Program

Housed within the Institute for Health & Equity, the MPH Program’s mission is closely aligned with the Institute’s as well as the mission of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The MPH Program provides a major component of these broader missions to advance the health of the public.

Established in 1986, the MPH Program has had a highly successful history of helping students reach their educational goals, increasing their knowledge, and furthering their careers.

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Vision

Public health leaders driving change to create healthy and equitable communities.

Mission

The mission of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is to cultivate socially responsible and effective leaders through community-academic collaboration in education, research, and service to achieve equity and advance the health of the public.

Values

The Master of Public Health program faculty, students, and staff are committed to the over-arching principle of respect for the dignity and worth of people regardless of gender, race, religious or ethnic affiliations, sexual orientation or social standing.

Program values are reflected in:

• Community: We work in and learn with the community.
• Collaboration: We work within and across disciplines.
• Excellence: We promote excellence in public health practice through innovative and quality education, research, and service.
• Leadership: We are committed to developing public health leaders who demonstrate professional integrity.
• Social Responsibility: We strive to develop a socially responsible workforce equipped to advance health equity and improve community health.

Goals

The overall goals fall into three categories that include education, service, and research.

Education

• Provide high quality education through theoretical and experiential learning emphasizing critical competencies in public health.
• Provide flexible learning opportunities through distance technology, interactive methods, and collaborative educational partnerships.
• Recruit and prepare a diverse student population for success in public health leadership positions.

Service

• Provide innovative leadership and serve as a community resource to address emerging public health issues.

Research

• Promote faculty and student scholarship to address critical public health issues and advance the field of public health.

Application Information

The Master of Public Health Degree Program is an online, graduate program designed to meet the needs of individuals who hold a bachelor's degree and are interested in public health. Courses are offered through a web-based learning management system and can be taken on a full-time basis. Both degree and non-degree graduate educational opportunities are offered.

Application Deadlines

Applications are received and reviewed all year long, and students may enroll in the program at the beginning of any semester: fall, spring or summer. If prospective students wish to begin coursework during a particular semester, the following application deadlines apply.

Fall term - July 1
Spring term - November 1
Summer term - April 1

Application Instructions

View application instructions for the Master of Public Health Degree, Graduate Certificates, and Non-Degree Seeking options on the Graduate School Website.

Dual Baccalaureate and Master of Public Health Program

Eligible Mount Mary students may enroll in the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) graduate public health courses prior to graduation from Mount Mary. Up to 15 credits of this graduate work may count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. After graduation from Mount Mary, these students continue as graduate students at the Medical College of Wisconsin for approximately one additional year until they complete the Master of Public Health program.

Eligibility

• Mount Mary students majoring in any discipline may apply for this dual degree program in the spring semester of their junior year. Priority will be given to full-time students, although exceptions may be made for highly motivated part-time students with superior academic records.
• Applications are accepted online through the Medical College of Wisconsin.
• Application fee: waived.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a minimum of 96 UG credits, including credits in progress; of those, a minimum of 20 must be completed at Mount Mary.
• Cumulative GPA: 3.3
• Three letters of recommendation from the following:
  
  • Faculty member or other academic reference
  • Chair of undergraduate student's major program
  • Academic affairs administration
  • NOTE: No student will be admitted without a recommendation from Mount Mary.
• The Graduate Records Exam (GRE) is waived, however, students must have completed an upper-level writing course and have submitted a writing sample (e.g., research paper) from a course completed within the six months prior to application.
• Successful completion of the following courses:
  
  • SYM 102 Composition II
  • SEA 101 Search for Meaning
  • One course in biology
  • One course in behavioral science
  • One upper-level writing course
  • One course in statistics

For more information on this new program, please contact Cheryl Bailey, PhD, Dean, School of Natural and Health Sciences, (414) 256-0160, or baileyc@mtmary.edu.

Financial Aid

MPH Students
Students enrolled in the Master of Public Health program are eligible for federal financial aid if the following conditions are met:

• Enrolled at least part-time (4.5 credits during fall or spring semester, 3 credits during summer semester)
• U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen

Graduate Certificate Students
Federal financial aid is only available to degree seeking students. Since the certificate programs are not degree programs, students enrolled in the certificate programs are not eligible for federal financial aid.

Non-Degree Seeking Students
Federal financial aid is only available to degree seeking students; therefore, non-degree seeking students are not eligible for federal financial aid.

Graduate Student Financial Aid Information
Information on financial aid documents, tuition and fees.

Tuition & Fees (PDF)

Financial Aid Questions