Program Details
Advance your career and learn how to better help those in your community with this online Master of Public Health with a specialization in Health Promotion. Learn to design, conduct, and evaluate health promotion educational programs and policies, helping people and communities live healthier lifestyles and prevent disease. All online public health degree students complete courses in such topics as behavioral and social aspects of public health, health services management, and public health policy and law.
Customize your degree not only by choosing the Health Promotion specialization, but also by choosing electives that best meet your career goals. Graduates are ready for careers in local, state, federal, and tribal health departments.
Graduates are prepared for the Certified in Public Health (CPH) Examination and to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination.
% Online
100% OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
School Accreditation & Licensing
Northern Illinois University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
2.75 or above (4.0 scale)Admission Tests
Proof of English Language Proficiency (International Students)Application Requirements
Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Statement of Purpose/Intent