MPH - Master of Public Health

Master'sMPHMaster of Public Health

Overview

A 60-quarter-credit online MPH with 12 core courses, a capstone and an 80-hour supervised practicum completed over two quarters in a local health setting.

Official program name: MPH - Master of Public Health
Awarded degree: Master of Public Health
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Capella University
Administering location: Minneapolis, MNWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Public Health (MPH, BS)
Required credits: 60 quarter credits (up to 16 transfer)
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online MPH with an 80-hour practicum completed in the student's community.

Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Practicum Required
80-hour supervised practicum over two quarters in a health setting in the student's community
Student's community
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

12 core courses, two practicums and one capstone
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited or internationally recognized institution
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.5 — 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Background check: RequiredBackground check after admission, before enrolling in courses
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — GuidedPath	$530	per creditEstimated tuition$31,800 = 60 credits × $530 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Resource kit (per quarter): $125 per term
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Background check: $33.70Mandatory
Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and an approved institutional participant in NC-SARA. Official pageSource: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

International students may pursue degrees online; additional admission requirements apply.Source: capella.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
capella.edu/legal/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
capella.edu/online-health-science-degrees/mph-general-public-health/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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