MPH in Public Health

A bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university, with no previous work and/or research experience required.

Applicants must submit official transcripts for all coursework from each college or university attended. If multiple schools were attended, official transcripts from each post-secondary institution must be submitted in SOPHAS. Applicants with international educational credentials are required to submit a WES evaluation to SOPHAS.

Three letters of recommendation are required for an application to be considered complete. Note that SOPHAS requires only two letters of recommendation to proceed, so please be sure to submit three letters. Each of your three references should include a recommendation form and an accompanying letter of recommendation. Applicants who have graduated within the past three years must submit at least one academic reference.

A current résumé or curriculum vitae is required.

Applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose that addresses the following five questions (maximum 1,200 words). Describe how your education and experiences have prepared you to join the NYU MPH program and to pursue a career in public health. What do you perceive as your major strengths and weaknesses with respect to your current public health-related knowledge and skills, and how do you expect graduate study in the NYU MPH program to affect these attributes? What are your current career goals and how will you use the education and training acquired from the NYU MPH program to address or advance them? What does it mean to you to be a public health professional? What do you view as an important challenge facing global health or public health at present or in the foreseeable future, and why?

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