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One-Year MPH in Health Policy and Management

About the Program

DELIVERY METHOD:  FULLY ONLINE
ENROLLMENT TYPE:  FULL-TIME
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

The MPH in Health Policy and Management prepares students to plan and manage public health programs in a variety of urban settings, analyze the impact of health and non-health policies on population health, and advocate for policies that promote the health of populations. The program emphasizes intersectoral approaches to policy and management in urban settings and the economic dimensions of health policy.

The one-year MPH is a rigorous, accelerated program for driven professionals who want to jump start their careers with a public health degree. It delivers the full curriculum of the traditional two-year MPH, but in just three semesters (one summer, fall, and spring) at a higher level of intensity. It is not recommended students work full-time while pursuing this program.

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Is this degree right for you?

This program for public health advocates who want to learn to plan and manage public health programs in diverse urban settings at the intersection of social justice and law.

What will you learn?

Students will examine the economic dimensions of health policy through a social justice lens and advocate for transformative health policies that strengthen population health through effective program design and execution.

Where to after graduation?

Graduates work in health and other settings as managers, analysts and policy advocates that promote the health of populations through transformative policy research, design and advocacy.

  1. Completed SOPHAS application
  2. Undergraduate degree from an accredited university with GPA (overall and major) of at least 3.5 preferred; or, significant relevant experience (2+ years in the field) if GPA < 3.5
  3. Personal statement/statement of purpose (recommended length is 500 words)
  4. Background in the field: paid or volunteer experience in public health or related field
  5. Resume
  6. 2 Letters of recommendation
  7. TOEFL scores are required if language of instruction for prior degrees was not English
  8. Transcript evaluation from WES or ECE for foreign transcripts.
  9. Preferred but not required: three undergraduate courses (9 credits) in one or more of the following disciplines: Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Policy, Urban Affairs, Political Science, Management or Sociology.

Application Deadline: Summer 2026 application deadline is April 15, 2026 

Foundational Knowledge (0 credits) PUBH 601 Foundations of Public Health Knowledge*
Core Coursework (15 credits) PUBH 610 Introduction to Health Systems, Policy, and Management
PUBH 611 Health Equity, Communication, and Advocacy
PUBH 612 Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions
PUBH 613 Designs, Concepts, and Methods in Public Health Research
PUBH 614 Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Methods in Public Health Research
Required Coursework (15 credits) HPAM 620 Public Health Management
HPAM 621 Health Economics
HPAM 622 Public Health and Health Care Law
HPAM 623 Comparative Analysis of Urban Health Care Systems or HPAM 624 Public Health Advocacy
HPAM 625 Public Health Policy Analysis
Elective Coursework (6 credits) Two (2) electives chosen in consultation with faculty advisor
Practice Experience (3 credits) PUBH 696 Supervised Fieldwork
Culminating Experience (3 credits) PUBH 698 Capstone Project
Total Credits Required 42

*Students who have a CEPH-accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in public health can be waived from PUBH 601 by submitting a Course Waiver Request.

Year 1 Summer (12 credits) PUBH 613: Designs, Concepts, and Methods in Public Health Research
PUBH 610: Introduction to Health Systems, Policy, and Management
PUBH 611: Health Equity, Communication, and Advocacy
PUBH 612: Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions
Year 1 Fall

(15 credits)

 PUBH 601: Foundations of Public Health Knowledge (0 credits)
PUBH 696: Supervised Fieldwork 
PUBH 614: Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Methods in Public Health Research
HPAM 620: Public Health Management
HPAM 625: Public Health Policy Analysis 
HPAM 623: Comparative Analyses of Urban Health Care Systems or HPAM 624: Public Health Advocacy
Year 1 Spring

(15 credits)

 PUBH 698: Capstone Project 
HPAM 621: Health Economics
HPAM 622: Public Health and Health Care Law
Elective I
Elective II

Please see our Office of Financial Aid page for information on loans, scholarships, and other financial aid related issues.

Alumni Outcomes

Alumni outcomes data was collected via surveys of CUNY SPH alumni one year after graduation from 2016 to 2022. See more program outcomes here.

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