New year, new M.P.H. concentration in health policy
Applications are now open for the VCU School of Public Health’s Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Health Policy program.
By Hannah Wente
This fall, students in the School of Public Health’s M.P.H. program will have the chance to choose a new concentration – health policy.
The health policy concentration will prepare M.P.H. students to advance population health through policy and advocacy, as they study next door to the Virginia State Capitol.
It will become the fourth concentration in the School of Public Health’s M.P.H. program, which also includes concentrations in applied public health, epidemiology and cancer health equity science.
“We’re becoming even stronger in our educational mission and going beyond our Ph.D. program to be more involved in the M.P.H. program,” said Peter Cunningham, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Health Policy. “I’m very excited about it because it’s going to draw in more students to the M.P.H. program who have an interest in health policy, and then some of them will graduate and maybe serve in state government or potentially even the federal government. Some of them might decide to continue their education and enroll in our Ph.D. program.”
The inaugural class will join the Department of Health Policy, which currently includes a Healthcare Policy and Research Ph.D. program and M.D./Ph.D. program.
Program details
The M.P.H. in Health Policy is a 45-credit, two-year program for full-time students or three to five years part-time.
Concentration courses include:
- Data Management and Visualization
- Healthcare Policy and Politics
- Health Economics: Theory and Principles
Admission requirements
- 3.0 GPA
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
No GRE or WES verification
Ready to apply?
Applications for Fall 2025 are open now on SOPHAS.org until March 1, 2025.
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