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Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health

Master'sMPHMaster of Public Health

Overview

A 42- or 48-credit MPH in maternal and child health from the School of Public Health, designed for applicants with a graduate degree and/or three years of professional experience. It can be completed completely online.

Official program name
Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health
Awarded degree
Master of Public Health
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Master's
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
Required credits
42 or 48 credits
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
two years for full-time students (full-time)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

MPH that can be completed completely online or with some on-campus courses; no required on-campus component listed.

Source: online.umn.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
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Optional campus visits
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

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

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”.
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3 — GPA 3.0 (preferred)
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience
Not verifiedDesigned for individuals with a graduate degree and/or three years of professional experience.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

  • Scholarship deadline

    December 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Part time$1,156per creditEstimated tuition$48,552 = 42 credits × $1,156 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: online.umn.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

  • The University of Minnesota participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Official pageSource: odl.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. odl.umn.edu/developing-programs/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. online.umn.edu/master-public-health-maternal-and-child-health — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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