For a fall entry, deadline is August 1 and for spring entry, deadline is December 1

The start dates are set each year and posted in the Academic Calendar found on this website

Total cost for tuition and fees is $7,500.00

Yes and financial aid is available.

The certificate program can be completed in as little as 12 – 18 months. The program offers classes in an online format that allows flexibility in scheduling of classes The student, in consultation with their advisor, determines the time from entry to graduation.

The student may attend full time or part time.

The Office of Financial Aid provides assistance in securing funding for the tuition. If available to you, employee tuition reimbursements programs can assist with the tuition costs.

There are many job titles and categories within Population Health including healthcare administration, community agency coordinators and managers, public health leaders, patient navigators, population health department managers, etc.

The full curriculum is listed on this website. Courses in theory and practice of population health, community partnerships for healthy living, public health role in prevention of disease and health education, epidemiology and data analysis and community partnerships to promote better health are included in the certificate program.

No, Research in Population Health is an elective course that can be taken prior to graduation from the program.

Public health is the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health. The US government provides organized public health programs in communities that provide disease control and promote health through care and education in health units around the country. Population health also focuses on health promotion but is not synonymous with public health. Population health management identifies the determinants of health and risk factors of individuals in like groups and then use that knowledge to care for patients within a disease group in a way that decreases those risks and improves health-related outcome.

The certificate is less costly and is specific to Population Health. The certificate program does not replace a master’s degree. However, it indicates that you are committed to working in this specific field of healthcare and you invested time and money to gain the advanced training. Employers consider the completion of a certificate program as an added credential for employment.

The certificate program provides education and training specific to Population Health and prepares an individual for jobs or career advancement in many areas including community health agencies, affiliated networks within healthcare, primary care clinic administration, hospital and clinic management.

Yes, after completing the certificate program and you wanted to enter the MHA program, 9 credit hours of the certificate program would be eligible for credit toward the MHA degree (within three years of completing the certificate)

Yes, in fact you could choose to do research or a special project with the specific specialty that gain the experience working in that setting and population group.