The NDSU Master of Public Health program received accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in December 2022 for another seven years, extending the program’s accreditation to December 31, 2029.
The graduate program in public health at NDSU offers degrees in community health sciences and epidemiology, and three dual degrees (MPH/PharmD, BS/MPH, BA/MPH). Degrees are offered in both on-campus and distance-based formats.
“The accreditation process is a comprehensive and rigorous external evaluation of the program from national experts in the field of public health. Extending this accreditation acknowledges the quality of our faculty and program and provides graduates with important credentials when seeking employment,” said Dr. Charles D. Peterson, dean of the College of Health Professions at NDSU.
“Extension of accreditation from CEPH reflects our faculty and staff’s commitment to program excellence,” said Dr. Pamela Jo Johnson, chair of the Department of Public Health at NDSU. “Input from students, alumni, and our Advisory Board also helps us deliver a program that prepares students for public health positions that are increasingly complex, while meeting the needs of communities and employers seeking public health professionals.”
NDSU offers its MPH degree with specializations in Community Health Sciences and Epidemiology, and subplans in American Indian public health, management of infectious diseases, and maternal and child health. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 26 percent increase in jobs for epidemiologists and a 12 percent increase in the need for health education specialists and community health workers through 2031.
Certificate programs through NDSU Public Health include an infection prevention option, general public health, American Indian public health, and maternal and child health. Accelerated programs are also available in dietetics, microbiology, and emergency management, and others upon request.
“My NDSU MPH degree has given me opportunities to tackle new and emerging health issues as they arise, as well as contributing to improving the health of those in my community,” said NDSU Public Health alumnus Levi Schlosser, who now works as a respiratory epidemiologist.
The NDSU Master of Public Health Program was approved in 2010 and began offering both on-campus and distance education options in 2012. More information about a 10th Anniversary Celebration is available at https://www.ndsu.edu/publichealth/about/tenth_anniversary/
The Council on Education for Public Health is an independent agency created in 1993. It is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health.
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