Admissions Overview

The University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health seeks students who are passionate about eliminating urgent public health inequities and are prepared to meet the academic and practical requirements of our rigorous online graduate program.

Applications for MPH@UNC are reviewed on a rolling basis, so the sooner you apply, the sooner you can receive an admissions decision and begin planning your future.

The Gillings School of Global Public Health also offers an on-campus MPH program. Application deadlines for the on-campus program can be found on the Graduate School website.

Application Deadlines

MPH@UNC offers students four start dates per calendar year (January, May, August and September). Applications are accepted and reviewed in accordance with the following deadlines:

Application Deadlines
Program Start Date	Early Priority Deadline	Early Admission Deadline	Application Deadline
May 2021	January 12, 2021	February 9, 2021	March 2, 2021
August 2021	April 20, 2021	May 18, 2021	June 8, 2021
September 2021	May 25, 2021	June 22, 2021	July 13, 2021

To learn more about MPH@UNC, request information and an admissions counselor will contact you.


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