Tuition, Scholarship, Application Criteria & Deadlines

Tuition

The College of Health's graduate programs are billed by credit hour. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the price per credit hour is $1,660 USD.

For the 42 credit MPH, the total tuition price would come to approximately $69,720 USD. 

These numbers are reflective of tuition costs only. Students will be responsible for various other fees. Please visit the Bursar's Office website for more information.

Scholarships

• Merit-based scholarships- for full-time master students. All applicants are automatically considered for a merit-based scholarship. These scholarships are based solely on merit and are the only scholarships offered directly by the College of Health. They range from 10% to 50% , but more than 10% are very selective. Students must be prepared to pay remaining expenses including the balance of tuition, tuition fees and cost of living.  
• A 30% Community Scholarship is available to full-time or part-time students who are:
  • Employed in the state of Pennsylvania
  • Living in the states of Pennsylvania
  • Graduates of an accredited college or university in the state of Pennsylvania
  • Military veterans (in addition to funding through the Yellow Ribbon Program)
• Other funding opportunities:
  • Graduate assistantships
  • Grants and Fellowships
  • Other funding resources

• Fall 2025 Application Deadlines
  • Priority Deadline: January 1, 2025
  • Final Deadline: (international applicants) April 1, 2025
  • Final Deadline (domestic applicants) May 15, 2025
• A limited number of scholarship funding is available.  Priority is given to those who apply early.
• Completed online application
• $50 application fee
• Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to entering a graduate degree
• Recommended Minimum GPA: 3.0 undergraduate GPA, or graduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a minimum of 12 hours of graduate work at other institutions. (on a standard 4.0 grading scale)  
• Required Minimum GPA: Applications for the MPH will be considered from individuals with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75. (on a standard 4.0 grading scale)
• Transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended. (May use unofficial transcripts to apply. Official copies of transcripts are not required until one is accepted to the program.)
• 2 letters of professional recommendation
• CV/resume
• Essay/personal statement
• No entrance exam (e.g. GRE) required
• Proof of English proficiency. See details in the dedicated section below.

Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves. If the applicant's institution did not grade on a standard 4.0 scale, a WES evaluated transcript is required. 

College of Health
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
124 East Morton St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
cohgrad@lehigh.edu

• Applications for Fall 2025 close December 1, 2024.
• A limited number of PHD students will be admitted. Priority is given to those who apply early.
• Completed online application
• $50 application fee 
• Recommended GPA Minimum: 3.0 cumulative GPA in last degree program completed (i.e., undergraduate or graduate program) (on a standard 4.0 grading scale) 
• Transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended. (May use unofficial transcripts to apply. Official copies of transcripts are not required until one is accepted to the program.)
• 3 letters of professional recommendation
• CV/resume
• Essay/Personal statement
• Sample of written work or product 
• Interview with the admissions committee (interviews will be scheduled after preliminary application reviews)
• No entrance examinations (e.g. GRE) are required
• Proof of English proficiency. See details in the dedicated section below.

Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves. If the applicant's institution did not grade on a standard 4.0 scale, a WES evaluated transcript is required. 

College of Health
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
124 East Morton St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
cohgrad@lehigh.edu

• Term of application for certificates may be fall, spring or summer
• Application Deadlines 
  • Spring: January 1
  • Summer: May 1
  • Fall: August 1
• Completed online application
• No application fee 
• Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
• CV/resume
• Proof of English proficiency. See details in the dedicated section below.

For applicants who earned a degree from an accredited institution in the following countries, your academic transcript will serve as your English Proficiency documentation.

• Australia
• Belize
• British Caribbean and British West Indies
• Canada
• New Zealand
• Republic of Ireland
• the United Kingdom
• the United States and its territories

Applicants whose degrees are not from an institution in the previously listed countries are required to submit test scores to show proof of English proficiency. The accepted tests and recommended scores are listed below:

**Recommended iBT subscores and IELTS band scores:

All versions of the TOEFL test will continue to be accepted as long as the scores come directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Scores must be received directly from ETS to be considered official. Lehigh's institution code number is: 2365.

IELTS information can be found at ielts.org. We will not accept paper IELTS test report forms. Only IELTS Academic scores will be accepted; we cannot accept IELTS General Training test scores.

The Lehigh University Graduate Admissions Office must download IELTS scores that have been transmitted to our e-download account. Please contact your test center and request that your scores be sent to the following IELTS e-download account: 

Lehigh University Graduate Admissions 
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, PA 18015