University of Hertfordshire • Hatfield
An MPH 25 minutes from London’s health institutions — inside one of the UK’s bigger health faculties, at commuter-belt costs.
Our take
Hertfordshire’s MPH runs the campus’s standard geographic play for the discipline that arguably rewards it most: London hosts the UK’s public-health institutions — UKHSA, national NHS bodies, the global-health NGO cluster — and Hatfield puts them 25 minutes away at commuter-belt living costs. The health faculty around the course is one of the UK’s bigger ones (nursing at BSc and pre-reg MSc level, pharmacy, the UK’s cheapest OSPAP), which gives clinicians broadening into population health a natural home. Fees hold the £17,950–£22,450 band with September and January starts.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | September & January |
| Accreditation | University of Hertfordshire — School of Health and Social Work |
| Tuition | Within Hertfordshire’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £17,950–£22,450; exact MPH fee confirmed in your offer. The £5,000 deposit is deducted from tuition. |
Where this leads: An academic public-health qualification — no professional registration involved. It complements clinical registrations and leads to programme, analyst and policy-support roles.
Both intakes run across the health portfolio.
Why Herts
The national public-health bodies and NGO cluster sit 25 minutes away — seminars, networking and the eventual job hunt all benefit.
Nursing, pharmacy and OSPAP share the faculty — the interprofessional environment clinicians adding an MPH tend to prefer.
Hatfield rents keep the year’s cost far below a London-campus equivalent with comparable access.
September and January intakes absorb timing slips.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Herts can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Herts does consider Medium of Instruction evidence, but selectively. Its on-campus pathway college (HIC) formally accepts MOI letters from a list of recognised Indian universities for Pre-Master's entry, and the university currently considers English-medium degrees from recognised institutions for many direct-entry masters — mainly for Indian applicants, with some regions excluded. Nigerian applicants are typically assessed on WAEC/NECO English (usually C6 or better) instead. Pakistani applicants should normally plan for IELTS or an accepted alternative. We confirm the current MOI position for your profile before you apply.
Also accepted: PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, LanguageCert Academic, India Standard XII English (typically 65–75% depending on level), WAEC/NECO English, typically C6 or better (Nigeria). Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
For undergraduate entry, HSSC with typically 60%+ is expected for direct year-1 entry on most courses (some ask more, and a foundation year via HIC covers lower profiles). For masters, a recognised bachelor's degree with around 55% or CGPA 2.5/4.0 is the usual benchmark; two-year degrees generally need a further qualification. Herts has a regional office presence in Pakistan and works with approved counsellors, so offers tend to move quickly. Plan for IELTS UKVI or an accepted alternative — MOI letters from Pakistani universities are not usually sufficient on their own.
Full guide for PakistanStandard XII at around 60–70% is the typical undergraduate benchmark depending on the course. Three-year bachelor's degrees are accepted for masters entry, usually at 55–65%. English is more flexible than at many universities: a strong Standard XII English score (typically 65–75%) can satisfy the requirement, and MOI from recognised English-medium universities is currently considered for many masters, with some regional exclusions. HIC also formally accepts MOI from a published list of Indian universities for Pre-Master's entry.
Full guide for IndiaWAEC/NECO with good credits supports foundation or undergraduate entry, and a bachelor's degree at second-class level is the usual masters benchmark. WAEC/NECO English at typically C6 or better is usually accepted in place of IELTS, which keeps costs down. Hertfordshire has a large, well-established Nigerian community, and the Master of Public Health is consistently one of the most popular choices — worth applying early, as September places fill fast.
Full guide for NigeriaApplicants from UAE schools are assessed on their curriculum: A-levels, IB, Indian Standard XII and Pakistani HSSC are all accepted for direct entry at the usual grades, while Tawjihiyya holders (typically 70%+) usually join via a foundation year. Degrees from recognised UAE universities are accepted for masters entry. The university has local representatives in the UAE, and September and January intakes both work well for Gulf-based applicants.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
Because the UK’s public-health infrastructure concentrates there — national agencies, NHS bodies, and the NGO cluster. Hatfield’s 25-minute line means you attend the seminars and interviews London students attend, at a fraction of their rent.
Fees sit in the £17,950–£22,450 band for 2026/27, exact figure in your offer, with the £5,000 deposit deducted and commuter-town living costs underneath.
One of the most natural on our list — the faculty trains nurses and pharmacists (including OSPAP candidates), so clinicians adding population-health credentials study among their own professions. We sequence the MPH around registration plans where both are in play.
September or January. January cohorts run across Hertfordshire’s health portfolio — our January-intake guide maps the compressed visa timeline.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Herts runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Herts profile.
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