Public Health



  • This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.

  • Doctoral and Master’s Degree
    • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
      • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Master of Healthcare Administration (online only)
    • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
      • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Master of Public Health: Traditional Graduate Student (online and residential options)
    • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
      • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Master of Public Health: Combined (4+1) Degree
    • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
      • 3.5 or equivalent (A=4.0)
    • Applicants will follow the Fall admissions deadline requirements and apply in the Spring of their junior year. Students who do not meet the fall deadline requirements can apply to begin the 4+1 in the spring of their senior year.
  • Master of Public Health: Dual Degree Track (PhD/MS/MA + MPH)
    • Any applicants wishing to pursue both a PhD/MS/MA and an MPH must apply to both programs separately. Applicants may apply at the same time they apply for their other degree objective or at any time within their current graduate degree studies.

Doctoral and Master’s
FallSpringSummer
December 1Special Cases OnlySpecial Cases Only
Residential MPH
FallSpringSummer
February 1 – Priority domestic applicants and international applicants
July 1 – Final domestic applicants
September 15 – International applicants
October 15 – Domestic applicants
No Entry

*International and domestic applicants applying for fall admission must submit their applications by February 1 for the first round of admissions. Domestic applicants have until July 1 to submit applications for fall admission.

Online MPH/MHA/Graduate Certificate
Your start date depends on when you apply, but Purdue University offers three starts per year for this program: Spring (January), Summer (April/May), and Fall (August).
Online MPH/MHA
FallSpringSummer
U.S. CitizenAugust 1December 1April 1
InternationalAugust 1December 1April 1

Residential
Program: MPH, PhD, MS Admissions
Phone: 765-494-0109
Email: publichealth@purdue.edu
Web: Program Website

Address:
Public Health
Purdue University
700 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
Online
Program: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Phone: 765-496-5646
Email: POApply@purdue.edu 
Web: Online MPH Program Website, Online Healthcare Leadership Graduate Certificate

Address:
Purdue Online Admissions
155 South Grant Street
Young Hall Room 406
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Residential MPH (traditional 2 years) applicants will need to submit an application through SOPHAS to be considered for those degree tracks.