Graduate Programs
Expand Your Impact - Master’s, PhD or Graduate Certificates
Advance your career and deepen your impact on the future of health. At Lehigh University’s College of Health, our graduate degrees and certificates blend rigorous academics, hands-on learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration to turn your ambition into action.
Whether you are stepping into healthcare leadership, driving original research or expanding your expertise in global health, you will find flexible programs built to advance your specific career goals.
Find Your Fit - Our Graduate Programs
Master of Public Health (MPH)
PhD in Population Health
4+1 Accelerated Master of Public Health Program
Master of Engineering in Health Systems Engineering
Flex MBA with Public Health Concentration
Graduate Certificates
Gain specialized knowledge that complements your career or current studies.
- Healthcare Management
- Population Health
- Interdisciplinary Policy Certificate
Lehigh's Return on Investment is Real
As an R1 research university, Lehigh empowers graduate students to turn knowledge into immediate impact. Through hands-on learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and outcomes-driven research, you’ll build the skills and experience to lead in public health agencies, health care organizations, nonprofits, government, and industry.
Backed by a powerful alumni network and deep professional partnerships, your Lehigh graduate degree delivers a measurable return on investment, advancing both your career and the future of health.
This isn't just us saying this. LinkedIn ranks Lehigh #23 for long-term career success and the Wall Street Journal ranks Lehigh #15 in graduate outcomes.
Expand Your Impact
Applications for the 2026/2027 academic year are now open.
Review application requirements or start your application.
*International students who elect to participate in person must be enrolled as full-time students with a minimum of 9 credits.
To get more information about our programs and how they can help you make an even bigger impact, please submit the form below.
FAQs about Graduate Degrees & Careers in Health
No, Lehigh’s College of Health does not require the GRE for graduate admission.
Our Master of Public Health program can be completed in about two years of full-time study, with an accelerated option available for current Lehigh students pursuing an MPH.
The PhD in Population Health can be completed in four to five years.
Doctoral students are fully funded for four years through research and teaching assistantships. All accepted MPH applicants are reviewed for merit scholarships.
For the answers to more common questions, visit our Graduate Program FAQ page.