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I've just started looking into MPH programs for 2016. I'm mainly interested in on-campus programs in the Bay Area or online programs anywhere.
I'm trying to decide between the Berkeley Online/On-Campus MPH and their standard On-Campus MPH.
Here are the differences between the two:
I'm trying to decide between the Berkeley Online/On-Campus MPH and their standard On-Campus MPH.
Here are the differences between the two:
- Huge cost difference: $47k for the 2-year Online program, and $24k for the On-Campus program for California residents. (I live in a nearby city, but it would still take about an hour each way to commute to UC Berkeley. That's one of the reasons I'm considering the online program. But the cost difference for the On-Campus and Online programs would probably be negated by the commute costs or cost of housing in Berkeley.)
- The Online program is limited to interdisciplinary studies, without much ability to tailor the program to your interests and goals. In contrast, the On-Campus program has quite a few tracks, as well as a good number of concurrent degrees. I'm interested in the Health & Social Behavior and Health Policy & Management tracks. As for the concurrent degrees, I'm interested in the MSW/MPH and the MPP/MPH.
- The Online program requires 2 years of work experience, while the On-Campus program does not require work experience. I have plenty of work experience - 8 years with the local and state government, but in standard office jobs, not in health or research.
- According to a Berkeley representative I spoke with, the On-Campus program has thousands of applicants, while the Online program has a few hundred. So the On-Campus program is much more competitive.
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