Larner College of Medicine

Type of Degree

CGS

School or College

Larner College of Medicine

Area of Study

Health and medicine

Program Format

Online

Credit hours to graduate

12

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Everyone deserves a chance to be healthy, no matter who you are or where you live. Earn your Master of Public Health at UVM to promote evidence-based health interventions for diverse populations.

Program Overview

If you’re committed to improving health outcomes for everyone — and passionate about improving health access and equality — then the field of Public Health needs you. When you join UVM’s top-ranked online Public Health program, you’ll learn to ask provocative questions about the ways in which housing, racism, health policy, and the environment impact population health. And you’ll explore how an interdisciplinary approach that blends public policy, research, and population health science is critical to implementing public health interventions that prioritize the lived experiences of diverse populations

Curriculum

The Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health is an 12-credit, one-year online program.

Among the highlights:

  • Three required courses (9 credits) as well as one elective course (3 credits) from a relevant area of your choosing
    •  PH6020 Epidemiology
    • PH6040 Environmental Public Health
    • PH6170 Management in Health Services & Medical Care
  • Students choose one course from topical electives
  • Courses taught by faculty experts from UVM’s College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the Vermont Department of Health, and experts trained at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Individualized academic advising
  • Courses offered during Spring, Fall, and Summer terms to ensure that you can fit the program into your professional schedule

Deadlines

2026 Dates:
Summer 2026 Deadline: June 12, 2026
Fall 2026 Deadline: August 10, 2026

For applications after August 10, please contact the program directly at Pallas.ziporyn@uvm.edu

2026-2027 Deadlines:

Spring 2027: 12/14/2026
Summer 2027: 6/11/2027
Fall 2027: 7/15/2027

For applications after July 15, 2027 please contact the program directly at Pallas.ziporyn@uvm.edu

Costs and Funding

All out of state students for Fall 2026 are considered for scholarships. Eligibility for scholarships is subject to terms & conditions.

Please refer to Certificates of Graduate Study on the Graduate Program list in Student Financial Services.

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