r/mphadmissions

Hi everyone! I'm applying to MPH programs for Fall 2027 through SOPHAS and had a question about recommendation letters. (It's been few years since I graduated)

Some of my recommenders are former professors or supervisors, and I'm not sure whether they still have access to their institutional or professional email addresses. They may need to use personal email addresses instead. One of my former supervisors did want me to use her personal one, though I'm awaiting on if she has an alternative.

I've noticed that some schools specifically request professional or institutional email addresses for recommenders.

For those who've dealt with this:

* Were you able to use a recommender's personal email through SOPHAS?

* Did you have to contact individual schools to request an exception?

* Did using a personal email cause any issues with submitting or verifying recommendation letters?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially from anyone who applied recently. Thank you!

Hello everyone!

I am wondering what the acceptance rate for Harvard's mph programs overall looks like these days? I do remember seeing some statistics more than a decade ago, but am not sure what it's like as of recently.

If anyone has any info at all, I would be super grateful.

Thanks so much all!

Do most MPH students pay the full tuition at their schools? How common are graduate assistantships and scholarships? What schools tend to give lot of help?

Hi all! I am planning to apply to MPH programs for Fall 2027 and looking for current students to give feedback on each of these programs. I will be applying to the health policy concentration at each: NYU, Columbia, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Penn.

For context, I already have a BSPH from a great public health school and have been working in health and human services government consulting for about 5 years. From this program, I hope to build upon my work and gain connections in the field. Since I already have a BSPH and strong work experience, I want the program to be rigorous. I am not getting an MPH just to put it on my resume. I am also a bit skeptical of part-time and online programs, so I am ideally looking for a program in which most students on full-time, in-person.

What online MPH programs are not too hard to get into? Also need something under budget 15k USD for the program.

Please suggest.

I have been accepted into the Maternal Child health program at UNC. I am trying to discern whether completing my MPH will give me a necessary competitive advantage or if a career in Femtech is something I could pursue without the degree?

I am currently in my first role post undergrad as a data engineer working in manufacturing analytics at a large energy company (3 years). My goal is to shift to working with data analytics within the women's health field. I love the idea of working for a small/mid size company or start up that focuses on femtech.

Right now the field in the US feels so difficult to break into and my background isn't health data specific. Just looking for some insight if two years of health focused quantitative research is something that Femtech companies would like in a candidate or if learning on the job is fine?

Background: BS Comp Sci and a BS in Applied Computing and Math.

PM me with any advice 😄