The Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Health Dual Degree program (MBA/MPH) is designed for students who desire specialized expertise and training in public health management and administration.
Graduates will be equipped to work in a variety of public interest arenas, commercial or industrial employment, hospitals or insurance settings, or in universities.
Depending upon the student’s chosen area of specialty, graduates will be prepared to:
| ✔ | Manage and administer public health or health care organizations and agencies; |
| ✔ | Assess the methodology, execution, analysis and conclusions of scientific studies; |
| ✔ | Use empirical data to analyze the efficacy and feasibility of health policies and health care management decisions; |
| ✔ | Consult with organizations and agencies on best practices for management and administration in public health or health care settings. |
Admission Criteria
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Students who have already graduated with the MBA or MPH degree are not eligible for the MBA/MPH dual degree program
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Students qualifying for admission based on the standards outlined above but lacking MBA foundation courses will be granted provisional status until all foundation courses are completed with grades of "B" or above.
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Students who are already enrolled in the MBA program at the College of Business Administration may apply for admission to the MBA/MPH dual degree program if they are in good academic standing and did not complete more than 12 semester hours within the MBA program
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Students who are already enrolled in the MPH program at the College of Public Health may apply for admission to the MBA/MPH dual degree program if their GPA is at least 3.0 and did not complete more than 18 semester hours toward the MPH program.
Dual Admission
Applicants MUST complete the application process for each of the programs, MBA and MPH, separately, and MUST meet the requirements for each program. The student must indicate that he or she is applying for admission to the MBA/MPH dual degree program on the application.
Applications are evaluated by each degree program in separate admissions processes. It is possible that an applicant will be admitted to one program and not the other. In this case the applicant can matriculate into the accepted program, but not participate in the dual degree option.
Application Deadline Dates
| MBA | MPH | |||
| Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring | |
Domestic |
July 1 | November 1 | June 1 | October 1 |
International |
July 1 | November 1 | April 1 | September 1 |
Program Structure - Dual MBA and MPH Program
The degree requirements for the dual MBA and MPH program include the completion of a minimum of 63 semester hours of graduate credit beyond MBA foundation courses identified at the time of admission.
These hours will be completed as follows. Each student admitted to the dual degree option will, within the first semester of their enrollment, file a plan of study in close consultation with a graduate advisor.