Fast Facts

Facts
  • Program Mode: Online
  • Program Format: Cohort
  • Program Duration: 2.5 years
  • Financial aid available
  • No GRE Required (unless GPA of less than 3.0)

Priority Deadline

Priority Deadline
March 18, 2025
Final application Deadline:
June 3, 2025
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About This Program

Public health encompasses a wide range of careers in which professionals share the common goal of protecting human health through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research in the areas of disease and injury prevention. ... According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook 2022-2023 Edition, employment of health educators and community health workers is projected to grow between 7-13 percent from 2023 to 2033, faster than the average for all occupations.

Programs Highlights

A cohesive and supportive community
The program's cohort format not only supports on-time completion but also encourages the development of strong relationships among like-minded public health professionals as they proceed through the seven terms of coursework as a group.

Real-world perspective
The program's fieldwork component gives participants direct, practical experience in the public health sector. They also enjoy opportunities to work with faculty who are experienced practitioners and scholars in their fields.

Flexible, work-friendly format
The program’s dynamic online format features asynchronous class meetings and weekly assignments, enabling participants to meet their professional and personal obligations as they move through the two and a half year (seven-term) course of study.

Guaranteed enrollment and minimal red tape
Participants are guaranteed enrollment in all required courses. In addition, the on-going support of a designated program manager, from application to graduation, frees students to focus on their studies and fieldwork.

Job Outlook: Public Sector

CSUN ranks 3rd as a talent provider for occupations like Social and Community Service Managers, Chief Executives, General and Operations Managers, Legislators, Administrative Services Managers, and Managers, all other in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim.

Job Outlook: Social Services

CSUN ranks 1st as a talent provider for occupations like Social and Community Service Managers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Counselors, all other; Child, Family, and School Social Workers; Healthcare Social Workers; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers; Social Workers, all other; and Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim.

CSUN's Master of Public Health: Community Health Education Program

Designed in collaboration with the university's College of Health and Human Development, CSUN’s two and a half year, seven-term online Master of Public Health: Community Health Education program is an ideal choice for individuals seeking to enter or advance in the field. Covering the five core areas of public health and professional preparation (biostatistics; environmental health; epidemiology; health policy and management; and social and behavioral science), it also includes field training in the public sector to provide practical experience and foster the development of decision-making skills.

What do MPH graduates do?

Program participants come from a variety of backgrounds, including the health professions and health sciences, sociology and public health administration. MPH graduates go on to work in a range of disciplines and settings, including local, state and national public health departments; health-based nonprofits; community-based organizations; clinical and patient education; health advocacy; social work; worksite health promotion; research, academia, and schools. This program is also suited for those pursuing careers with the World Health Organization (WHO), which requires a postgraduate specialization in a health- or management-related field for its higher-grade positions.

Meet your Faculty from Tseng College

Brian Rice
Kaitlin O. Bahr
Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Stephanie M. Benjamin
Ph.D., MPH
Academic Lead, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Bobbie Emetu
Ph.D., MPH, MLS
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Jeffrey Goodman
MPH
Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Patty Kwan
Ph.D., MPH, CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist)
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Rebecca Lustig
M.S., R.E.H.S. (Registered Environmental Health Specialist)
Lecturer, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Brian Rice
Carrie Pullen
Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences
Brian Rice
Kathleen Young
Ph.D., MPH
Professor, Department of Health Sciences

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