Master of Public Health - Health Administration and Leadership

Advance your career with a Master of Public Health in Health Administration at Monroe University. Explore internships and support for international students. Apply now!

The Master’s of Public Health is a 45 credit program. Students are required to choose one of the following concentrations: Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Health Administration and Leadership, or Community Health. These concentrations are driven by a curriculum that provides extensive knowledge and skills needed to conduct essential public health services. The first semesters will involve traditional public health coursework, while the last semesters will be devoted to a practice-based internship and a thesis paper or integrative seminar focused on an outcome oriented project. Students can explore solutions to public health issues at an administrative level so they can effect changes that benefit underserved and vulnerable populations through policy and legislative efforts. Some of the many job titles a public health graduate program prepares students for include: Director of Public Health Health Systems Analyst Health Services Research Manager Medical Officer Program Manager Director of Risk Management Director of Patient Safety Practice Manager