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Online Master of Public Health
Promote, Protect, and Improve the Public Health of Rural America.
The online Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program at the University of South Dakota develops public health practitioners and leaders to address public health needs of rural communities. In partnership with South Dakota State University, the program adopts an interprofessional approach the five core areas of public health:
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Health Services Administration
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Environmental Health
The M.P.H. is the most widely recognized professional credential for practice and leadership in public health. The USD M.P.H. is the only program of its kind in the state and is offered online.
The Master of Public Health prepares graduates to:
- Help hospitals survive in the era of healthcare reform by managing their populations to ensure they maximize health and revenue while controlling costs
- Improve the health of South Dakota and local populations with health promotion, health analysis and illness prevention programs through public health departments
- Epidemiological analysis and quality assurance for corporations needing to address occupational health of limit health insurance costs through disease prevention
Admission Requirements
For more detailed admission requirements, please refer to Public Health in the current graduate catalog. Additional requirements exist for international applicants. For more information, visit International Admission Requirements.
Please note: All courses in the M.P.H. have a delivery fee. Please visit Tuition and Fees for more information.
Application Deadlines
- Fall semester: March 1
For more information about the online Master of Public Health, contact USD Graduate Admissions at 605-658-6200 or by email at gradadmissions@usd.edu.
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A collaborative research project between South Dakota KIDS COUNT and USD’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program reveals that rising numbers of South Dakota families with children rely on safety-net health and social service programs.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – Chelsea Wesner, M.P.H., M.S.W., instructor in the Master of Public Health program at the University of South Dakota’s School of Health Sciences, has been recognized by the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance as a Native American Research...
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"I am excited to work in research because I feel like instead of helping one patient with their problems that day, I may actually be helping to reach thousands of Native Americans to improve their health outcomes."
