12% Growth
- QUICK LINKS
- Programs
- Courses
- Tuition
- How to enroll
- Career services
Looking for inspiration? Find programs and careers based on your skills and interests.
844-937-8679
Student Login
- QUICK LINKS
- Programs
- Courses
- Tuition
- How to enroll
- Career services
Looking for inspiration? Find programs and careers based on your skills and interests.
844-937-8679
online mph/chl degree
Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership
Start your online Master of Public Health degree
Develop the skills to lead programs and initiatives that positively affect people’s health and reduce community health disparities. Our Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership can be completed in approximately 19 months online and prepares you to be an agent of change, all while taking just one 6-week course at a time.
Ignite Your Passion
Start when you're ready
Courses
Browse courses for your online Master of Public Health degree
Education should hold practical value. That’s why our courses meet rigorous academic standards and provide you with skills and knowledge immediately applicable to your career.
Look for this icon to see which skills you’ll learn in a course.
Requirements: 42 credits
You’ll need 42 credits to complete this online Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership. Your course schedule may vary based on transferable credits or credits earned through the University’s Prior Learning Assessment.
Schedule
Your academic counselor will help you schedule your courses for the online Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership.
Program Purpose Statement
The Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership (MPH/CHL) program prepares graduates to function in leadership roles in health education and community health settings. This program does not prepare or lead to any type of licensure or certification.
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.
Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every five- to six-week course.
We’ve worked with labor market researchers like Lightcast to find in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
Tuition
Paying for school
Lock in the peace of mind that comes with fixed, affordable tuition. You’ll enjoy one flat rate from the moment you enroll until the day you graduate from your program. That’s your Tuition Guarantee.
University of Phoenix MPH/CHL degree vs other universities
| Phoenix | |
|---|---|
|
Cost per credit
|
$698
|
|
Credits per course
|
3
|
|
Tuition per course
|
$2,094
|
|
Total program length in credits
|
33
|
|
Length of course in weeks
|
6
|
|
Fees
|
One fee per course
|
|
Tuition guarantee
|
YES
|
|
|
Data pulled on March 31, 2023
Source of data: For each institution, the data are publicly available in multiple locations, including Academic Catalogs, Program pages, Tuition and fees pages, and syllabi. All data are publicly available on the websites.
Certain licensure programs and coursework in other degree programs may have additional fees. Please check with your advisor or course catalog for additional info.
| COA Components | Masters Degree (non-CBE) |
|---|---|
|
Tuition and Fees¹
|
$16,128
|
|
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment
|
$1,632
|
|
Transportation
|
$1,632
|
|
Miscellaneous personal expenses
|
$660
|
|
Living Expenses²
|
|
|
Food
|
$3,180
|
|
Housing³
|
$6,144
|
|
Federal student loan fees
|
$108
|
|
Dependent care expenses
|
$0
|
|
Disability related expenses
|
$0
|
|
Total COA
|
$29,484
|
|
|
1The tuition component is based on a per credit weighted average for the credential level across the entire University.
2The University allows the same living expense amounts for students in all living arrangements and dependency statuses.
3The living expense component for students receiving Military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) only includes an allowance for food.
Scholarships
Starting with your first course, every new, qualifying student will be awarded up to $1,000. Because scholarships shouldn’t just be for the chose few – they should be accessible to all working adults, like you.
$1 Million
In scholarship opportunities
Financial aid
You have options when it comes to paying for college tuition and expenses, such as federal grants and loans. Our finance advisors can answer your questions about financial aid and can help guide you through the process.
Federal Student Loan Basics
Careers & Outcomes
What can you do with a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership?
Learning can lead to earning. Discover where your degree might take you and make informed choices about your future.
An MPH/CHL can help prepare you to be a:
- Public Health Administrator
- Public Health Program Manager
- Health Education Specialist
- Public Health Officer
- Community Health Program Coordinator
Topics covered in this degree include:
Assess and advocate for the health needs of communities
Analyze data related to the health of a target community
- Mobilize and engage community stakeholders
- Plan, design, implement and evaluate community health programs
Ready to get started?
Start your application for free or request additional information.
What you’ll learn
When you earn your online Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Leadership, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job. You’ll learn how to:
- Assess community health needs to develop and interpret public health programs
- Create and implement community health programs
- Evaluate and apply principles of biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology and social-behavioral models
- Evaluate programs and appropriately apply public health research findings to community health initiatives
- Advocate for improved health outcomes, communicate shared vision, influence change and champion solutions
- Evaluate current local and global health trends and create recommendations for institutional and health policy response
- Mobilize community stakeholders for public health initiatives in diverse settings
- Create and market health communications for individuals and groups from diverse cultural, ethnic and educational backgrounds
- Create an effective leadership strategy, lead public health professionals and manage multidisciplinary system stakeholders
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for health education specialists and community health workers is projected to be much faster than average between 2021 and 2031.
The BLS Projected Growth for 2021-2031 is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Admissions
Apply for free – no application fee, no obligation.
Starting your degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.
- No cost to request transcripts
- No GMAT
- No essay required
How to enroll at University of Phoenix
Gabriel G., Enrollment Rep
Receive highly rated 1-on-1 support
You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.
Call us at 844-937-8679 or chat with us 7 days a week.
Receive highly rated 1-on-1 support
You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.
Call or chat with us 7 days a week.
An education that fits your busy life
Balancing family, work and school
Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.
Online learning
Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.
Around-the-clock support and resources
You have a support team available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.[1]
[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)
Faculty Spotlight
Professionals dedicated to you
Your success is a top priority for our deans and faculty members. They bring an average of 26 years of experience and hands-on perspective to the classroom, and help bridge the gap between academics and industry knowledge.
Accreditation
Count on the quality of your education
University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org, since 1978.
While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.