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Acquire keen analytical, leadership and communication skills by studying current public health issues such as pandemics, health care system challenges and social inequities through case-based learning in our online Master of Public Health program.

Fall 2025 Applications

Application Opens: September 16, 2024
Early Action Deadline: March 15, 2025
Priority Deadline: May 15, 2025
Final Deadline: June 15, 2025
Semester Starts: September 3, 2025

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Spring 2026 Applications

App Opens: August, 13 2025
Priority Deadline: September 15, 2025
Final Deadline: October 15, 2025
Semester Start Date: January 21, 2026

Apply to the Program Attend a Webinar Request Information

Summer 2026 Applications

App Opens: September 15, 2025
Early Action Deadline: December 15, 2025
Priority Deadline: February 1, 2026
Final Deadline: March 1, 2026
Semester Start Date: May 18, 2026

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The Brown University School of Public Health’s online Master of Public Health curriculum has the same singular purpose as our face-to-face MPH: To train public health leaders, improve understanding of pressing health challenges, and improve global health and well-being.

To that end, we’ve reimagined our online Master of Public Health curriculum as a generalist program focused on dynamic real-world priorities — to help you build data analysis capabilities, hone leadership skills, think critically and communicate effectively —  through our case-based learning curriculum. This makes us one of the only schools of public health to use this innovative approach.

Learn public health by doing public health

By grappling with real-world public health cases such as COVID-19, healthcare access challenges, the opioid crisis, aging/long-term care, environmental health, HIV/AIDS and global and social inequities, you will engage your public health education in a deeply experiential way.

Our methodology allows you to hone your problem-solving and analytical skills while also expanding your public health expertise. You  will also acquire cross-national perspectives and insights about public health challenges from an international cadre of graduate student peers. Because of the interactive nature of our Master of Public Health online program, you will develop a sense of community — and a global professional network — in our virtual collaborative learning environment.

Online Master of Public Health Curriculum

To complete the Brown University School of Public Health’s 100% online MPH program, you will take 12 courses, across 16-24 months. With an emphasis on using qualitative and quantitative data to make public health decisions, as well as leadership development, our Master of Public Health online program will give you both the theoretical and practical foundation you need to effect positive change.

Experiencing public health first-hand

In addition to the Master of Public Health online coursework, you will also complete a 145-hour practicum, the MPH Practicum, applying your newly acquired knowledge and skills in a public health setting.

Your culminating project in the Master of Public Health online program consists of an Integrated Learning Experience (ILE). As a culminating academic experience, students will complete a final project addressing a public health challenge. Students will have the option to complete either a literature review or secondary data analysis project. The results of this project will be communicated through a paper, which will be structured as a scientific article that could be submitted to a public health journal, as well as a poster presentation. 

Online Master of Public Health Standard Course Sequence (24 Months)

 Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3Semester 4Semester 5Semester 6
GPHP 2010: Using Epidemiology to Make Public Health DecisionsGPHP 2000: Using Biostatistics to Make Public Health DecisionsGPHP 2020: Using Survey & Qualitative Methods to Make Public Health DecisionsGPHP 2300: Social Determinants of Health/Equity in Public HealthGPHP 2410: Comparative Health Care SystemsGPHP 2810: Local-Global Public Health Leadership
GPHP 2800: Public Health Leadership & PracticeGPHP 2850: Public Health CommunicationsGPHP 2400: Health Care Systems & PolicyGPHP 2310: Interventions at the Local, National and Global ScaleGPHP 2320: Evaluations of Public Health ProgramsGPHP 2900: Integrative Learning Experience (ILE)

Online Master of Public Health Accelerated Course Sequence (16 Months)

 Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3Semester 4
GPHP 2010: Using Epidemiology to Make Public Health Decisions GPHP 2000: Using Biostatistics to Make Public Health Decisions GPHP 2020: Using Survey & Qualitative Methods to Make Public Health Decisions GPHP 2410: Comparative Health Care Systems
 
GPHP 2800: Public Health Leadership & PracticeGPHP 2850: Public Health CommunicationsGPHP 2300: Social Determinants of Health/Equity in Public HealthGPHP 2810: Local-Global Public Health Leadership
GPHP 2400: Health Care Systems & PolicyGPHP 2310: Interventions at the Local, National and Global ScaleGPHP 2320: Evaluations of Public Health ProgramsGPHP 2900: Integrative Learning Experience (ILE)

*A 12-month accelerated sequence may be available. Students are required to consult their advising coordinator and all 12-month accelerated sequences require Academic Director approval.

May 8, 2024 News from SPH

Student Spotlight: Addressing Barriers to Care

Elizabeth Lawton, a nurse practitioner and an online MPH student at Brown, provides care to medically underserved communities in Connecticut.

The Master of Public Health Online Experience

Brown University’s School of Public Health has designed the 100% online Master of Public Health program to make our MPH experience accessible to more people domestically and internationally. We are recruiting students from around the world and throughout the United States to create a truly international student experience.

We’ve built our online Master of Public Health generalist program to account for different global time zones and student-support needs. All courses take place online and will combine asynchronous and synchronous components to make the most of the online learning environment. Synchronous sessions will occur one time per week and will be recorded for students to access at their convenience.

Here’s how the Master of Public Health online program works:

On your own schedule, engage with faculty-created asynchronous coursework such as interactive multimedia, recorded lectures and demonstrations, expert/guest lecture videos and discussion boards.

You will also have the chance to connect with world-class faculty members and fellow students in live, synchronous sessions. During these optional, weekly small group sessions, you will meet with your cohort for live discussions about how your coursework applies to your current work situation, as well as to your region or country.

The online master of public health program harnesses the power of instructional technologies to engage cross-continental learners, intellectually, personally and professionally so you can grow into professionals able to make critical public health contributions at home and worldwide.

April 4, 2024 News from SPH

Student Spotlight: Advocating for Older Veterans

Online MPH student Saylor Lewtschenko combines her passions for elder care, Veterans’ health and data science to improve care options for those who have served.

The flexibility of our online modality makes it possible to invite international luminaries from around the world to speak with online MPH students.  Because of the synchronous and asynchronous nature of much of the content, you may have the opportunities to hear from notable guest speakers.

Recent Speakers

Recent speakers at the Brown University School of Public Health

Click on a name to see the video

  • Seth Berkley, MD
  • Demetre Daskalakis MD, MPH
  • Sapna Desai, PhD
  • Kristie Ebi, Ph.D., MPH
  • Anthony Fauci, MD
  • Helene Gayle, MD, MPH
  • Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, MD, PhD
  • Ron Klain
  • Heidi Larson, PhD
  • Gina McCarthy
  • Monica Medina
  • Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy
  • Frank Richards Jr, MD
  • Wendy Schiller, PhD
  • Zeynep Tüfekçi, PhD
  • Michael VanRooyen

Leadership in Action Webinar Series

The Leadership in Action Webinar Series features conversations for Online MPH students to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on the career paths of our extraordinary leaders.

Scott Rivkees

Dr. Rivkees is the Interim Chair of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Prior to coming to Brown, Dr. Rivkees served as State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health of Florida. He shares his career path toward becoming a public health leader and physician scientist, as well as his leadership experiences in the Florida Department of Health.

Ronald Aubert

Dean Aubert shares his career path toward becoming a public health leader, and his experience as an epidemiologist working in academia, government sector, and health care organizations.

Jennifer Nuzzo

Dr. Nuzzo is a Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health. A nationally and globally recognized leader on global health security, public health preparedness and response, she is also a Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Nuzzo shares her path to public health and why this work is important.

Dean Ashish K. Jha

Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish K. Jha shares his career path toward becoming a public health leader, including insights from his recent time at the White House.

Fall 2025 Applications

Application Opens: September 16, 2024
Early Action Deadline: March 15, 2025
Priority Deadline: May 15, 2025
Final Deadline: June 15, 2025
Semester Starts: September 3, 2025

Apply to the Program Attend a Webinar Request Information

Spring 2026 Applications

App Opens: August, 13 2025
Priority Deadline: September 15, 2025
Final Deadline: October 15, 2025
Semester Start Date: January 21, 2026

Apply to the Program Attend a Webinar Request Information

Summer 2026 Applications

App Opens: September 15, 2025
Early Action Deadline: December 15, 2025
Priority Deadline: February 1, 2026
Final Deadline: March 1, 2026
Semester Start Date: May 18, 2026

Apply to the Program Attend a Webinar Request Information
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