Master of Public Health with a Concentration in Community Health and Behavior Online

Play a vital role in improving your community’s quality of life when you implement evidence-based educational, recreational, and therapeutic public health programs.

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Start class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Discover what the online Master of Public Health – Community Health and Behavior program can do for you

Prepare to become a certified public health professional when you earn your Master of Public Health with a Concentration in Community Health and Behavior online from Texas State. In this accelerated online program, you will enhance your ability to identify, analyze, and mitigate community health problems through applied behavioral statistics and epidemiological data. Study how multifaceted social determinants, such as socioeconomic stability and education access, have affected past public health programs and inform future policy creation.

You will learn from field-tested industry leaders who are eager to provide you with personalized attention. Plus, benefit from a one-semester, part-time practicum where you will gain practical administrative experience applying your enhanced public health expertise in a supportive environment.

As a student of this behavioral and community health online master's degree program, you will learn how to:

  • Administer and manage public health education and promotion programs through strategic planning, budgeting, and resource management
  • Analyze various sources of data to successfully determine the public health needs of communities and populations
  • Design, implement, administer, and evaluate public health education and promotion programs designed to improve the health of specific communities
  • Serve as a public health education and promotion resource and an advocate for community and population heath improvements
As a student of this behavioral and community health online master's degree program, you will learn how to:
  • Administer and manage public health education and promotion programs through strategic planning, budgeting, and resource management
  • Analyze various sources of data to successfully determine the public health needs of communities and populations
  • Design, implement, administer, and evaluate public health education and promotion programs designed to improve the health of specific communities
  • Serve as a public health education and promotion resource and an advocate for community and population heath improvements

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Total Tuition $20,958*
Duration As few as 18 months
Credit Hours 42
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Tuition

Stay on track with affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition

Tuition for the Master of Public Health – Community Health and Behavior online degree program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Program
MPH – Community Health and Behavior $499 $20,958*

*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment. For more information, please visit https://onestop.txst.edu/cost-payments/cost-attendance.html.

Tuition breakdown

Total Tuition $20,958*
Per Credit Hour $499

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Calendar

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The Texas State Master of Public Health – Community Health and Behavior is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/13/251/13/253/3/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/4/252/18/252/25/253/4/253/4/255/7/258 weeks

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Apply by 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

Admissions

Here’s what you need to apply for your public health master's degree in community and behavioral health

Apply to the Master of Public Health – Community Health and Behavior online program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.

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To be eligible to earn your Master of Public Health – Community Health and Behavior online from Texas State University, you must have the following:

  • Completed online application
  • Nonrefundable application fee of $55
  • Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
  • Copy of official transcripts from all institutions where course credit was granted
  • Minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work including any completed graduate courses
  • Resume/CV
  • 500-word, double-spaced, and typed statement of purpose addressing the following questions:
    • Why is the topic of public health education and promotion an interest for you?
    • How will you use a graduate degree in public health education and promotion to reach your career goals?
  • Three letters of recommendation from persons best able to assess your ability to succeed in graduate school

Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:

Texas State University
Graduate Admissions
429 N. Guadalupe St.
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684

Admission Requirements

  • Minimum 2.75 GPA
  • No GMAT/GRE required
  • Official transcripts

Courses

Examine the behavioral and community health master's degree online program courses

To graduate from the MPH – Community Health and Behavior online degree program, you must complete a total of 42 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of core courses, 15 credit hours of concentration courses, and six credit hours of administrative practicum.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the study of introductory and intermediate statistics and procedures commonly used in public health education and promotion. Emphasis will be placed on application of statistical models, analysis software, and interpretation of findings.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an in-depth study of past and current public health programs. The course focuses on the examination of public health programs, policies, and systems that have impacted health status in different populations. A collection of current case-studies will be examined.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the social ecological conditions which impact health and quality of life among various communities. Public health impact of socioeconomic stability, education access and quality, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context will be analyzed. The link between social determinants and the U.S. Healthy People Initiative will be examined.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students examine social ecological influences on population health in the context of public health program development. Students explore the use of epidemiological data to assist in developing health education and health promotion programs. Concepts include needs assessment, strategy selection, coalition development, implementation plans, and evaluation approaches.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Applied epidemiology is the science of tracking diseases and disease determinants in populations. Students will explore principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as methods of disease and behavior surveillance. This course highlights the use of surveillance data to develop public health interventions and prevention programs.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prospective healthcare administrators analyze changing healthcare paradigm to determine decision-points where policies can be affected. Course allows students to apply existing skills to real world policy issues at state and national levels and to analyze policy development from numerous stakeholders’ viewpoints.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers structured experiences for developing administrative leadership for public health education and promotion programs. Included are leadership philosophy, staffing, programming, budgeting, public relations, facilities, and evaluations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on research models used in public health education and promotion. Students learn how to design research studies using accepted research methods in the social sciences. In addition, students write the introduction, literature review, and methods sections commonly accepted in public health research.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the presentation and critical analysis of the role of theory in health behavior, the description of different theories being utilized in health research and interventions, and the application of these theories to interventions and research.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an examination of the ecological impact on the environment resulting from contemporary sociopolitical action and its resulting influence on human health. Students will be guided to research and interpret evidence-based information on major current environmental issues facing local, national, and global communities.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the etiology of communicable and noncommunicable diseases with special emphasis on public health initiatives and health promotion activities which reduce the incidence and burdens of disease in both individuals and communities.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides the fundamentals of writing grant proposals in the social sciences. Instruction covers how to package a successful proposal from start to finish, including defining program objectives, selecting approaches and a plan, and preparing a program evaluation and budget.

Please note that this internship experience is completed over a full semester (16 weeks). 

Duration: 16 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 6
This course requires students to complete a 400-hour internship to gain professional experiences. Students may work with diverse target audiences in public health settings. The internship is approved and supervised by a Program Coordinator or assigned faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.

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