Master’s in Health Behavior Online
Advance Your Career While Making a Difference.
Our career-relevant, online Master of Public Health in Health Behavior program is designed for two groups of students:
- Professionals aiming to advance public health solutions by identifying the role of biological, behavioral, environmental and social forces on population health.
- Recent college graduates or those with a limited background in health behavior who want a credential to break into the career field.
Graduates of the online MPH in Health Behavior program are prepared to serve in high-impact areas from national health agencies, academic institutions and universities, community health agencies and departments, for-profit and non-profit companies, and hospitals.
Time to Complete: minimum 2 years
(Full Time - 45 credit hours)
Modality: Online
Two Starts Per Year:
Fall, Spring
No GRE Required
Tuition and Fees*:
$17,727 (resident)
$38,069 (nonresident)
* These are approximated costs of the entire program. Determine your tuition and fees by semester with our tuition calculator. Select “Health Science Center” from the top tab, then for School, select “School of Public Health,” and finally for Program, select “Graduate Program.” This calculator does not include distance education differential tuition and fees, or any non-tuition costs such as living expenses, food, books, international fees, etc. Information about the total cost of attendance is available from Aggie One Stop.
“My favorite thing about this program has definitely been the professors and students here. The professors have really made themselves available to help in anything that I need. Whether that be with coursework or with career aspirations and just my passions in general.”
Why Get Your Online Master of Public Health in Health Behavior at Texas A&M?
World-class faculty with a student focus. Our online MPH degree faculty represent some of the top minds in the field and are well-known throughout the academic community and in public health circles. Just as importantly, our focus is on you — the student. Our mission is to develop graduates for positions of leadership in government and industry.
Strength of the Aggie Network. Obtaining your master’s degree from Texas A&M University — one of the largest universities in the U.S. and a tier-1 research institution — will give you a marketable credential recognized around the world. The Aggie network spans the globe with more than 500,000 former students in over 160 countries. Once you join us, you’ll find that Aggies are fiercely loyal to their alma mater and to each other.
A great student experience. We care about our students, and that’s reflected in student and graduate testimonials. Learn more here about our students, what they’ve accomplished, and what they have to say about the Master of Public Health in Health Behavior program.
"The program has helped me to develop a professional mindset. The MPH program allows you to learn what a public health professional does day-to-day and what kind of opportunities exist in the real world. The program gives you the opportunity to master your craft and see where you can put these talents to work.”
Who Can Benefit from an MPH in Health Behavior?
Our students have a variety of professional backgrounds in industry and government, including:
- Health Promotion Specialist
- Community Health Educator
- Public Health Program Coordinator
- Health Communication Specialist
- Policy and Research Analyst
- Wellness Program Director
- Community Outreach Coordinator
- Non-Profit Health Program Manager
- Behavioral Health Specialist
Supported, Online Learning
We offer the convenience and flexibility of asynchronous online learning without sacrificing the caliber of education that you expect from a top-tier university. Using Canvas, online learners experience an intuitive, user-friendly design, and our highly engaged faculty use tools that promote instructor-to-student and student-to-student interaction — all from the comfort of your own home or study environment.
“I am sharper now than I was before. I can better frame my arguments and I can use evidence to support my claims. I follow the science and better understand the methods and charts on scholarly articles about what is being said. This will help me in my career as I am able to identify gaps in systems and be able to create actual solutions to correct or fill whatever these gaps may be.”
Our Flexible Curriculum
The online Master of Public Health in Health Behavior is a 45 credit hour program with a flexible curriculum. If you are trying to break into the industry, you can focus on foundational courses. If you are already an industry professional, you can advance your career by taking specialty master's in public health courses in areas like maternal and child health, environmental health disparities, women's health, and much more.
For curriculum details, see here.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply to the online Master of Public Health in Environmental Health program, applicants must:
- be a United States citizen or U.S. permanent resident
- hold a conferred U.S. bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university prior to the start of the program
- have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (or higher)
Apply Now
We’re excited to receive your application! We encourage you to start the path to earning your MPH in Health Behavior online today.
Dates and Deadlines
We will begin to admit to the inagural cohort for the Distance Education Master of Public Health in Health Behavior program for the Fall 2026 term. See application deadlines below per enrollment term.
| Entering Semester | Application Open Date | Application Deadline | Mandatory Orientations* | First Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | October 1, 2025 |
July 1, 2026 |
TBD (August 2026)^ |
TBD (August 2026)^ |
| *All new graduate students must attend a mandatory a SPH orientation session, which will be held online. More information will be shared via email. | ||||
| ^Dates will be determined upon release of the official 2026-2027 academic calendar. | ||||