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An online Graduate Certificate in Public Health from Mizzou can help you advance your career in promoting health, preventing disease and building readiness. If you are a public health professional looking to expand your core knowledge or a professional in another area exploring the world of public health, this may be the program for you.
Quick facts
Official name
Graduate Certificate in Public HealthCampus
Program type
Graduate certificateAcademic home
College of Health Sciences | Department of Public HealthDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionCredit hours
12Estimated cost
$7,836.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Potential careers
- Biostatistician
- Community health worker
- Health educator, economist or scientist
- Policy analyst
- Researcher
- Social and community service manager
Program structure
The online graduate certificate in public health is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take two classes each semester session and finish the program in one year.
Coursework includes
- Principles of public health
- Public health statistics
- Human health and the environment
- Social and behavioral sciences in public health
- Principles of epidemiology
See all required courses for the online Graduate Certificate in Public Health program.
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
1 yearTypical course load
2 classes per semesterSee all online programs offered through the College of Health Sciences.
Accreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.
Faculty spotlight
Molly Vetter Dreier has taught online and in-person courses for the Department of Health Sciences and Department of Public Health in the College of Health Sciences at Mizzou since 2015. Dr. Vetter Dreier’s teaching focuses on health policy, community health promotion and behavior change. In a recent endeavor to elevate her teaching methodologies, she has integrated innovative strategies that encourage students to use artificial intelligence tools in their course work. Student feedback shows the use of these tools has enhanced their learning while gaining skills necessary to be successful in their future health care careers.
Ashley Douglas is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Public Health at the University of Missouri. Dr. Douglas researches nicotine use behavior, opioid use, tobacco use and health disparities in rural populations. She currently works to evaluate a federally funded initiative aimed at reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality.
Jenna Wintemberg is an associate teaching professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies in the Department of Public Health at the University of Missouri. Dr. Wintemberg was named a William T. Kemper Fellow in 2026 and has directed three degree programs in the College of Health Sciences: the BHS in Health Science, the BHS in Public Health and the Master of Public Health.