Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Expand Your Impact with a Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Liberty University’s residential Graduate Certificate in Public Health is designed to help you take meaningful steps toward a career focused on community well-being and population health. This 18-credit-hour program provides advanced training in public health principles – including disease prevention, environmental health, and behavioral theory – and is ideal for recent graduates or working professionals looking to broaden their impact.
Whether you’re pursuing a standalone credential or laying the groundwork for future study in Liberty’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program, this certificate offers a flexible and practical next step. You’ll study under experienced faculty in a Christ-centered academic environment that encourages you to lead with integrity, serve with compassion, and make a difference in your community and beyond.
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
- As a teaching university, we offer classes and labs taught by experienced professors.
What Will You Study?
- Analytical and critical thinking skills for real-world health challenges
- Data-driven methods and evidence-based practices in public health strategy
- Foundations of public health systems, disease prevention, and wellness promotion
- Intersections of environmental factors, policy, and health behavior on population outcomes
- The public health field and its interdisciplinary complexities
Potential Careers for Graduates of the Public Health Grad Certificate
- Community health program planner
- Health coach
- Health communications specialist
- Health educator
- Policy assistant or advocate
- Program evaluator
- Public health analyst
- Worksite wellness coordinator
Additional education or certification may be required for some of these roles.
Facilities and Resources Available to Students in the Graduate Certificate in Public Health
- Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
- Pursue certification in various areas of public health, like becoming a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
- Explore over 20 teaching and research laboratories, including our Health Promotion Lab.
- Receive access to professional-level research equipment, including a gene sequencer, tissue culture facility, fluorescent microscope, LICOR imager, and more.
- As a teaching university, Liberty has professors with years of real-life experience teaching the classes and labs you’ll take.
- Immerse yourself in engaging research projects where you could study algae biofuels, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, DNA analysis, crayfish parasites, and more!
Admission Requirements
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA for admission in good standing
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Credit Hours
Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Aug 18, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
