MPA-MPH with Global Health Concentration

COVID-19. Diabetes. Maternal and infant health. Refugees. Clean water.

These days, there is hardly a health issue that doesn’t have global implications—and global consequences. The challenges are broad and complex: disease, discomfort, displacement from essential resources—none of these is confined by political borders. But you can learn how to tackle these issues on multiple fronts with our interdisciplinary, MPA-MPH dual-degree program offered with NYU's School of Global Public Health (SGPH), which can be completed full-time in three years.

We’ll give you the academic background to understand the trends, contributing factors, and consequences of global health issues from nutrition to epidemiology and everything in between. And then we’ll provide you with the tools to do something about those issues—whether that includes taking a nonprofit organization into the field for aid on the front lines or working within government agencies to shape new policies for increasingly complicated health challenges.
 

Professional Experience Requirement

In addition to the credit requirements below, all MPA and MUP students must satisfy Wagner's Professional Experience Requirement (PER).  Dual-degree students waive the MPH's Applied Practice and Integrative Learning requirements by satisfying Wagner's PER and Capstone requirements.

Though MPH Applied Practice  is not required in addition to a PER position, many MPA-MPH students opt to complete at least two internships during their time in the program--one more focused on Public Health, the other more related to their MPA specialization.

Course Credit Requirements

Total Credits Required: 69 (36 MPH + 33 MPA)
Refer to Sample Program Sequence below for a full listing of courses.

36 CREDITS toward the Master of Public Health (MPH)
Visit SGPH's program page for a listing of MPH courses and their sequencing.

  • 18 MPH Core credits
  • 9 Global Health Concentration credits
  • 9 Elective credits
     

33 CREDITS for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) 

As of Fall 2025

  • 9 Core credits
    • The MPH course Biostatistics for Public Health (GPH-GU 2/5995) waives the MPA's Statistical Methods requirement (CORE-GP 1011).
    • The MPH courses Health Care Policy (GPH-GU 2110) and Public Health Management & Leadership (GPH-GU 2112) waive the MPA's Management & Leadership requirement (CORE-GP 1020).
  • 3 Capstone credits
  • 21 Specialization & Elective credits
    • MPA in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy: 9 Specialization + 12 Elective credits
    • MPA in Health Policy & Management: 13.5 to 18 Specialization + 7.5 to 3 Elective credits

Prior to Fall 2025

  • 12 Core credits
    • The MPH course Biostatistics for Public Health (GPH-GU 2/5995) waives the MPA's Statistical Methods requirement (CORE-GP 1011).
  • 3 Capstone credits
    • The MPA's Capstone also fulfills the MPH's culminating experience requirement.
  • 18 Specialization & Elective credits
    • MPA in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy: 9 Specialization + 9 Elective credits
    • MPA in Health Policy & Management: 10.5 to 15 Specialization + 7.5 to 3 Elective credits
      • The MPH courses Health Care Policy (GPH-GU 2110) and Public Health Management & Leadership (GPH-GU 2112) waive the MPA's Intro to Health Policy and Management course (HPAM-GP 1830). For those specializing in Health Policy Analysis, GPH-GU 2110 & 2112 waive Topics in Health Policy: Policy, Politics, and Power (HPAM-GP 2836).
         


Course Codes
-GP = Wagner Graduate School of Public Service course

-GU = School of Global Public Health course
 

FALL YEAR 1 [14 credits]
Registration residency: SGPH

  • GPH-GH 2030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 2106 Epidemiology (3 credits)
  • GPH-GU 2380 Data-Driven Decision Making in Global Public Health (3 credits)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0 credits)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0 credits)
  • CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • CORE-GP 1022 Introduction to Public Policy (3 credits)

SPRING YEAR 1 [13 credits] 
Registration residency: SGPH

  • GPH-GU 2110 Health Care Policy (2 credits)
  • GPH-GU 2112 Public Health Management & Leadership (2 credits)
  • GPH-GU 2995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credits)
  • CORE-GP 1021 Financial Management (3 credits)
  • MPA Specialization coursework (3 credits)
     

FALL YEAR 2 [12 credits]
Registration residency: Wagner

  • GPH-GU 2140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3 credits)
  • GPH-GU 2153 Global Environmental Health (3 credits)
  • MPA Specialization coursework (6 credits)

SPRING YEAR 2 [12 credits]
Registration residency: Wagner

  • GPH-GU 2220 Applying Systems Thinking to Global Health Practice (3)
    GPH-GU 2136 Fundamentals of Global Health and Development (3)
  • MPA Specialization/Elective coursework (6 credits)

FALL YEAR 3 [10.5 credits]
Registration residency: SGPH

  • MPH Elective coursework (6 credits)
  • MPA Specialization/Elective coursework  (3 credits)
  • Capstone Part I (1.5 credits)

SPRING YEAR 3 (7.5 credits)
Registration residency: Wagner

  • MPH Elective coursework (3 credits)
  • MPA Specialization/Elective coursework (3 credits)
  • Capstone Part II (1.5 credits)


Note: The trajectory above may vary based on your MPA specialization. It also does not assume any study in the optional January and summer terms. If you'd like to reduce credits in a fall/spring term by reallocating some credits to January/summer, you may do so in consultation with your program advisors.

Admissions

Applicants are required to apply to NYU Wagner and NYU's School of Global Public Health separately under full-time status. Once admitted to both, a student will qualify for the dual-degree program. 

Students in dual master’s programs with other NYU schools are not eligible for NYU Wagner Named Fellowships. However, applicants may still be considered for one-time, merit-based scholarships, which are applied only during the student’s period of residency at NYU Wagner.

For more information about admissions to NYU Wagner or the College of Global Public Health, please contact:

 

Advisement

Students will work with advisors from both schools to carefully choose coursework that takes into consideration their unique academic and professional goals. The many sources of advisement that each school has to offer include faculty and staff advisors, peer advisors, and career advisors and events. Students leave the dual-degree program well supported and equipped with the frameworks and analytical skills that will serve them well in the complex and changing intersection of sectors and roles their careers may span.

For dual-degree program advisement, please contact:

  • At NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service:
  • At NYU School of Global Public Health: