Online Master’s in Health Education Program

The University of Florida in Gainesville enrolls close to 58,000 students each year and offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees across 16 colleges. Students can pursue an online master's in health education and behavior through the College of Health and Human Performance.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA from an accredited college or university. The program requires the submission of GRE scores and gives preference to applicants with some degree of professional experience in the field.

The master of science degree comprises 30 credits and can be completed entirely online in one year. The core curriculum follows the guidelines established by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Courses cover topics such as epidemiology, theories of health behavior and practice, health communications, and patient health education. The program prepares students to take the Certified Health Education Specialist exam. Degree candidates must take and pass the exam to graduate from the program.

The University of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Serving a population of nearly 54,000 students, FIU offers more than 190 degree programs across 10 schools and colleges. Students who wish to pursue a career in health education can explore the master of public health program available at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work.

The program comprises 45 credits broken down as follows: 15 credits each of general and public health coursework, nine credits of electives, and six practicum and culminating experience credits. Candidates can request a waiver of the practicum requirement if they have at least three years of relevant work experience. If a waiver is granted, students must enroll in an approved three-credit course to meet the 45-credit requirement.

The curriculum includes courses in public health statistics, data management and applied epidemiologic analysis, environmental health risk assessment, and community health promotion.

Applicants must hold an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 credits of upper-level coursework. FIU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Established in 1963, UWF serves an average of just over 13,000 students each year. The five colleges that make up the university offer more than 100 programs of study at the bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels. UWF offers a postgraduate program in health education through the master of public health degree.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher from an accredited institution. Applicants must also submit their latest GRE scores, which are at least 150 on the verbal and 146 on the quantitative.

An online program, the MPH comprises 42 credits and offers specializations in global health; health education, promotion, and behavior; and generalist MPH. Students must complete the required core coursework satisfactorily before enrolling in classes in their specialization area. The core courses include the following: epidemiology, social and behavioral science in public health, environmental health, biostatistics, and public health policy. Candidates must also complete a six-credit practicum and applied practice experience.

University of West Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill offers a postgraduate health education program through the master of public health degree. The online program offers four concentration areas, namely, nutrition, applied epidemiology, dietetics, and MPH leadership.

The Gillings School reviews applications for the MPH on a rolling basis. The program follows a cohort model of education and has four starting dates throughout the year. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The program does not require the submission of GRE scores.

The 42-credit program includes 15 credits each of core and concentration coursework, nine credits of electives, and a three-credit culminating experience. After completing the 15-credit MPH Core, students must pass a 20-minute oral comprehension exam before proceeding in the program. Candidates who choose the leadership, nutrition, or epidemiology concentration must complete a 200-hour practicum experience. Students who choose the registered dietician concentration complete 1,000 hours of supervised practice.

UNC-Chapel Hill is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Starting out in 1868 with 40 students and three fields of study, Berkeley now enrolls more than 35,000 students and offers over 350 programs across 14 schools and colleges. Students looking for an online master's in health education program can explore the postgraduate degree in public health at Berkeley.

Students can complete the 42-credit online MPH within 27 months. Applicants must show completion of a college-level statistics/epidemiology course with a grade of B+ or higher. Applicants must also hold a bachelor's degree and have at least two years of experience in public health or a related field.

The program offers a concentration in health policy and management, and epidemiology and biostatistics. Alternatively, students can design an interdisciplinary program by enrolling in classes from a variety of study areas including health policy and economics; epidemiology, infectious disease, and regulatory science; global health; and spatial data science for public health.

Berkeley is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.

Chartered as the East Carolina Teacher Training School in 1907, ECU opened with 123 students and offered one- and two-year teaching certificates. Today, more than 28,000 ECU enrollees pursue undergraduate, graduate, specialist, and doctoral degrees offered across 18 schools and colleges. The College of Health and Human Performance offers an online master's in health education.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in health education with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from an accredited college or university. Applicants with a non-health education degree may need to complete prerequisite coursework. They can do so as enrollees in the MA program, but prerequisite coursework credits will not count toward the degree. The program requires the submission of GRE or MAT scores.

The program comprises 30 credits and offers three pathways to the degree: thesis, internship, or coursework only. Regardless of the pathway students opt to pursue, they must complete 18 core coursework credits. The core curriculum includes courses in epidemiology, needs assessment, and intervention strategies for health education and promotion.

East Carolina University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Like many schools established in the late 19th century, Northwestern State University of Louisiana began in 1884 as an institution for training teachers. Today, more than 11,000 enrollees choose from over 50 programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels across 17 schools and colleges. NSU offers an online 33-credit master of science in health and human performance that can be completed without campus visits.

The MS program features a concentration in health promotion. Students complete six foundation coursework credits, 21 credits of core content, and six credits of applied learning, which includes a field study. The core curriculum includes courses in epidemiology, strategies for health promotion, planning and organizing health promotion programs, and current health issues. The program also offers a concentration in sport administration.

Online enrollees can fulfill the field study component of the program in their home region after securing the approval of their program administrator. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Each year, the four academic colleges that make up the University of Illinois at Springfield enroll approximately 4,000 students and offer 50 programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. Students who wish to pursue an online master's in health education can explore the university's 48-credit master of public health program.

Enrollees can pursue a general MPH program or an MPH in environmental health. Regardless of which option students pursue, they must complete 32 credits of core coursework. The core curriculum includes classes in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health policy, and research methods in public health.

Degree candidates must also complete a four-credit internship experience. MPH candidates must take a written comprehensive exam after completing the credit requirements (except for the internship). The university offers joint degree programs that make it possible for MPH candidates to earn a master's in public administration or a master's in human services with their MPH degree.

University of Illinois at Springfield is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

When OSU opened in 1891, one year after it was chartered on Christmas Day 1890, it welcomed 45 students to the school. Today, the university enrolls over 24,000 students each year and offers more than 200 programs of study across seven schools and colleges. The Graduate College offers a master of public health with a focus on rural and underserved communities.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a (preferred) 3.0 GPA from an accredited college or university. OSU requires MPH applicants to submit a 1,500-word statement of purpose along with three letters of recommendation (optional).

Students complete the 42-credit program entirely online. Courses follow eight- and 16-week formats and are delivered asynchronously. The curriculum includes coursework in general epidemiology, statistical methods in education, health behavior theory and practice for public health, and strategic health communications campaigns. The program includes a graduate certificate that students can earn on their way to the MPH.

Oklahoma State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The School of Public Health at UIC offers a master of public health degree that can be completed in two years. The school includes four divisions: community health sciences, environmental and occupational health sciences, epidemiology and biostatistics, and health policy and administration. Depending on their career goals and professional interests, students can pursue one of several areas of concentration under each major division such as public health informatics or maternal and child health.

The MPH curriculum includes coursework in health policy for epidemiologists and biostatisticians, public health law and ethics, and evidence-informed community health interventions. The program includes classroom instruction and field experiences and culminates in the completion of a capstone project.

MPH candidates can take advantage of joint degree programs in medicine, law, anthropology, and social work, among other options. The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredits UIC's School of Public Health; it is the only CEPH-accredited institution in the state.

University of Illinois at Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.