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Program Profile: Master of Public Health

Program Description | Accreditation | Program Highlights
About the Profession | Faculty | Class Size
Length of Program | Locations | Prerequisites
Costs | Scholarships and Financial Aid | How to Apply

Program Description

Name of program: Master of Public Health

Program Overview: This program offers a 48-credit curriculum that prepares graduates to enter the workforce with a comprehensive command of the basic competencies required to create, manage, administer and evaluate public health programs in a variety of settings. Acquired skills include working knowledge in specific disciplines such as biostatistics, survey development and epidemiology. A thesis is the required culminating experience for this degree, preparing the graduate for future research and inquiry. A degree may be obtained at the Pocatello, Boise and Idaho Falls campuses.

Accreditation

Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

Program Highlights

100% of our alumni of the MPH program who have taken the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Examination received certification.

About the Profession

Areas of employment include but are not limited to non-profits, government agencies, hospitals, community clinics and academia. CHES certification is strongly recommended (if not required) for employment in many public health career opportunities.

Potential Salary: $30,000 - $92,000

Faculty

Dr. Larry Murillo, Program Director, murilarr@isu.edu, 282-4781
Dr. Galen Louis, Program Director, Boise, louigale@isu.edu, 373-1779

Class Size

Fixed Seats: No

Number of students in entering class: 15

Total number of students enrolled in program: 32

Length of Program

Number of academic years needed to complete the program: 2

Locations

Locations offered: Pocatello, Boise and Idaho Falls

Program offered fully online? No

Program delivered through distance presentation? Yes

Prerequisites

Required Degree: BS

Costs

Tuition: Annual tuition set by University for residents or non-residents.

Professional fees: None

Equipment: None

Books: Approximately $120 per 3-credit class

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Deadline: Contact the Scholarship Office for more information.

Financial Aid Deadline: ISU's priority processing deadline is March 1st each year. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.

Other Information: In addition to the same opportunities available to other students on campus, a variety of scholarships are available to assist students who have been formally accepted in one of the many programs in the Kasiska College of Health Professions. Application deadline for these scholarships vary. There are up to two (2) graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs) available each year. GTA requirements include meeting all admission criteria for the Graduate School and the MPH program. A separate application is available on the MPH website.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: Applications are due in accordance with ISU Office of Graduate Studies deadlines: no later than July 1 for fall semester enrollment, and December 1 for spring semester enrollment, or the following Monday, should these dates fall on a weekend. International students shall abide by additional guidelines for applications as set forth in the ISU Graduate Catalog.

Program Start Date: Students may enter the program in the Spring, Summer or Fall semesters. There are some restrictions and prerequisites, however on certain classes.

Other Information: Apply