Master’s degree
Master of Public Health: Veterinary Public Health Specialization (online)
Utah State University · College of Veterinary Medicine · No campus · institution based in United States
- Official award
- Master of Public Health (MPH) in Veterinary Public HealthMPH
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for United States
- Format
- Online
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
42-credit, 100% online MPH from a veterinary college department focused on zoonotic disease epidemiology, food safety and the wildlife-domestic animal-human interface (One Health); not a veterinary degree.
- Subject
- Veterinary public health
- Department
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Many are academic or research degrees that do not qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Pathway
- Veterinary science and researchAcademic and research programs (veterinary science, biomedical sciences, public health, epidemiology, pathology and similar). They do not by themselves qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page describes a public health degree with veterinary-related training; it lists veterinarians and non-veterinarians as graduates and does not present it as a route to practice as a veterinarian.“When combined with a science-focused undergraduate, the MPH degree can be used as a stepping stone to veterinary or medical school.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Yes
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Stated by the schoolCouncil on Education for Public Health (CEPH)Program accreditationUS
Scope: MPH program, covering the Public Health Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health concentrations only (as stated by the school)
Study structure
- Delivery
- OnlineAcademic instruction is online. Check the details for campus visits, laboratory work, attendance-based exams and mandatory clinical or workplace placements, which can still apply.
- Online instruction
- Online classroom instruction
- Mandatory campus attendance
- No
- Campus residencies or workshops
- None.
- In-person assessment
- None described; no on-campus attendance required.
- Mandatory clinical or workplace placement
- Students must complete an Applied Practice Experience (APE) and a capstone paper (Integrative Learning Experience); the page does not say who arranges the APE.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not published
- Must already work in a veterinary setting
- Not published
- Placement site approval
- Not published
- Live attendance
- Live sessions optional
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Enrollment restrictions
- USU is a SARA-approved institution offering fully online programs nationwide; see USU's state authorizations page for details.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 42 Credit hours (21 public health foundation, 15 veterinary public health concentration, electives)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical placement
- Applied Practice Experience (APE)
- Thesis or dissertation
- Integrative Learning Experience capstone paper and Applied Practice Experience (Plan C professional program)
- Intakes
- Not published
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not publishedRolling admissions; Fall applications submitted by January 15 are reviewed in time for scholarship submission (no year printed).
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Undergraduate degree; transcripts, statement of purpose, resume/CV and 3 letters of recommendation (at least two from faculty)
- Documents
- Transcripts, statement of purpose, current resume/CV, 3 letters of recommendation
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)