MPH - Applied Epidemiology & Public Health Data Analytics

According to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), applied epidemiology is using research to:

1. Define and track disease for informed decisions
2. Develop effective interventions
3. Evaluate public health services and health care
4. Communicate data to health professionals, stakeholders, and the public
5. Emphasize epidemiological methods for creating health policy

ODU's MPH concentration in Applied Epidemiology and Public Health Data Analytics is designed to prepare you with strong epidemiological and analytical skills to solve pressing public health issues. You will learn to approach problems through a multidisciplinary and evidence-based lens.

You will graduate with strong foundations in applied epidemiological and statistical methods as well as data management, data visualization, and data analysis using modern statistical software.

Accreditation Information

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited the Old Dominion University MPH Program. The program was initially accredited on June 6, 2000, and its most recent accreditation term concluded on December 31, 2025. The MPH Program holds continuing accreditation and is not under probation. If an accredited school or program complies with all procedural requirements and hosts a site visit before the end of the accreditation term, the accreditation term automatically continues until the Council meets to consider reaccreditation. The program has complied with all procedural requirements and hosted a site visit on November 10-12, 2025, as part of the Old Dominion University & Norfolk State University Joint School of Public Health, an applicant for initial accreditation. The Council will review the school and all of its programs for accreditation during the spring meeting on June 11-12, 2026.

The Old Dominion University & Norfolk State University Joint School of Public Health is listed as an applicant for accreditation on the CEPH webpage: https://ceph.org/about/org-info/who-we-accredit/applicants/

For more information about CEPH, please visit www.ceph.org. For questions about CEPH accreditation please contact Dr. Ewers, Director of Accreditation at sewers@odu.edu.

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