Earn two degrees at once
Hone your public health interests
Begin your career sooner
Students enrolled in the joint program take classes that meet the curriculum requirements for both a BS and MPH. BS/MPH students work with undergraduate and graduate advisors to design a flexible program of study that enables them to use their undergraduate electives strategically to begin graduate coursework. All BS/MPH graduates will fulfill the same competencies that guide the MPH program.
Fall Semester | Take 2 MPH core courses |
Spring Semester | Take 3 MPH core courses |
May | Graduate with BS |
Summer Semester |
Officially matriculate into MPH Program
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*A maximum of 5 MPH core courses can be taken during this year. Please see the MPH Program page for curriculum details.
Interested students should plan to apply during the Spring semester of their Junior year.
Eligible: | Bouvé Health Science majors only* | ||
Deadline to apply: | 3/10 | Decision notification: | 7/15 |
Please note that BS/MPH applicants should apply via Northeastern’s Apply Yourself system, not the SOPHAS application portal.
* Students that were conditionally accepted into the BS/MPH Program upon freshman matriculation do not need to formally apply via the process outlined here, but instead, they must fill out a Letter of Intent form (see button below) by December 1 of their Junior year to confirm their interest in pursuing the dual degree. Provided they earn a minimum overall 3.5 GPA in that semester and have completed a health-related co-op, they will be issued a formal letter of acceptance by the MPH Program, which must be signed and returned to the Bouvé Graduate Office.**
Click each required application item for more information.
All applications must be submitted through Northeastern’s “Apply Yourself” application system. The $75 application fee is waived for current Northeastern students. Select BS/MPH for your program.
Applicants must send official copies of their current transcripts to the Bouve Graduate Office to be added to their applications. Information for sending transcripts can be found on the Bouve Graduate Application website.
Applicants are required to submit two letters of recommendation from the following:
Applicants will be scheduled for interviews once their completed applications are submitted.
The BS/MPH Program has provided me with the support and tools to continue to focus on health care and social justice throughout my career. I intend on using my degrees to positively impact community health outcomes.
Ama Donkor
BS/MPH class of 2018
Lindsay Fisher
BS/MPH class of 2018
Felicia Simmons
BS/MPH class of 2018
I soon realized a Master of Public Health would be a remarkable bridge to a clinical career in the future. A patient’s health ties back to the health of their community, and utilizing public health will help me more effectively treat patients, ultimately preventing illness and disease entirely. In the BS/MPH program, I am able to pursue my interests in public health, while saving time to attend further clinical training. I was really drawn to the small program size, individualized attention to their students, course flexibility, and focus on team-based learning. However, my primary attention to the program is based from its focus on urban health. I am fascinated with the issues faced by urban communities, specifically poverty, social justice, and racial and ethnic health disparities. I feel that underserved urban communities can be incredible areas of growth and opportunity for those in need, especially with the right public heath interventions and systematic changes. The BS/MPH program will allow me to obtain those exact goals. I am so grateful to continue my learning for an additional year at Northeastern.
Aaron Yagoda
BS/MPH class of 2018
It typically takes two years of full-time coursework to earn the stand alone MPH. If you matriculate into the program having already begun your MPH coursework as an undergraduate, you have the ability to earn your MPH within a year if you continue as a full-time student.
If you take the five maximum allowed graduate courses as an undergraduate, you save 15 credits worth of graduate tuition. You only have to pay for 27 credits of graduate tuition to earn your MPH (non dual degree students have to pay for 42 credits). For up-to-date information regarding Northeastern University tuition per credit, please refer to the University’s tuition page.
Yes, you would just need to do your coop(s) prior to your final undergraduate year, which is when you begin taking graduate MPH coursework.
You are automatically converted to a graduate student in the semester following your undergraduate graduation. Typically, you will be awarded your BS in May and be considered a graduate student after that point in time.
No, because you are saving 15 credits worth of graduate tuition as a dual degree student, you are not eligible to receive any merit-based scholarships from the MPH Program, including the Double Husky Scholarship.
No, you can take up to five years to complete the MPH portion of your dual degree program.
No, you can change your status to a part-time student (taking one or two classes a semester). It would typically take you two years to complete the program.
You can take more than 5 MPH graduate courses while still an undergraduate. However, these credits would not count toward your MPH degree, only your BS.
No, your MPH will be exactly the same as the one awarded to non dual-degree students.
If you were offered conditional acceptance into the BS/MPH Program as a freshman, but as a junior you either do not have a 3.5 GPA or did not take a health-related co-op, you can still apply to the dual degree program via the admissions process outlined above for all health sciences majors.
We welcome any questions you might have about the BS/MPH program. Please feel free to send general program inquiries and admissions-related questions to [email protected].
Neil Maniar, PhD, MPH
MPH Program Director
Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health
The MPH Program in Urban Health CEPH Accreditation Self Study Document and CEPH Accreditation Final Report are available upon request from the Program Manager, Alison Gillis, at [email protected].