Degrees and Certificates in Health Communication

Below is a listing of formal academic degree programs and certificates in health communication. The information is reviewed and updated annually. See a program that's missing? Please send an email to [email protected].

The following programs are not affiliated with the Society. Learn more about the Society's affiliated academic programs.

Please note: The below information does not account for any changes institutions have made to degree programs or course offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Master's Degrees in Health Communication

Institution	Degree	Delivery Mode	Website
Boston University	M.S. in Health Communication	Online	More information
Chapman University	M.S. in Health and Strategic Communication	In-person	More information
DePaul University	M.A. in Health Communication	In-person	More information
George Washington University	MPH in Public Health Communication and Marketing	In-person & online	More information
Johns Hopkins University	MSPH in Health Education and Health Communication	Hybrid & part-time	More information
Michigan State University	M.A. in Health and Risk Communication	In-person	More information
Mississippi College	MSC in Professional Communication in Health Services Administration	In-person or online	More information
Northwestern University	M.S. in HCOM	In-person	More information
Rider University	M.A. in Health Communication	Online	More information
Tulane University	MPH in Health Education and Communication	In-person	More information
University of Florida	MAMC in Science/Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Houston	M.A. in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Illinois	M.S. in Health Communication	Online	More information
University of Minnesota	M.A. in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Missouri	M.A. in Health Communication	Online	More information

Master's Degrees with a Health Communication Track or Emphasis

Institution	Degree	Delivery Mode	Website
Ashland University	M.A. in Strategic and Corporate Communication with health and risk communication track	Online	More information
Bellarmine University	M.A. in Communication with health communication concentration	In-person	More information
Boston University	MPH with functional area in health communication and promotion	In-person or hybrid	More information
Bryant University	MA in Communication with health communication specialization	In-person	More information
Chatham University	MComm with specialization in health communication	Hybrid	More information
Colorado State University	MPH with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Drexel University	M.S. in Communication with concentration in Science and health communication	Hybrid	More information
East Carolina University	M.A. in Communication with a concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
George Mason University	M.A. in communication with specialization in health communication	In-person	More information
George Mason University	MPH with a concentration in public health communication	In-person	More information
George Washington University	MPH with health communication concentration	Online	More information
Harvard University	MPH with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)	M.A. in Applied Communication with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
James Madison University	M.A. in Communication with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Kent State University	M.A. in Communication with emphasis area in health communication	In-person	More information
Lasell College	M.S. in communication with concentration in health communication	Online	More information
Loyola University Maryland	M.A. in Emerging Media with specialization in health communication	Online	More information
Marywood University	M.A. in Communication Arts with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
North Carolina State University	M.S. in Technical Communication with elective cluster in health/medical communication	In-person	More information
Ohio University	M.A. in Communication with specialization in health communication/health policy	In-person	More information
Ohio State University	M.A. in communication with concentration in health communication and social influence	In-person	More information
Purdue University	M.A. in Communication with health communication emphasis	In-person	More information
Rutgers University	M.A. in Communication with specialization in health communication	Hybrid	More information
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	MA in Communication with specialization in health communication	In-person	More information
State University of New York at Oswego	M.A. in Strategic Communication with track in health communication	In-person	More information
SUNY Albany	M.A. in Communication with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Texas A&M	M.A. in Communication with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Texas Southern University	M.A. in Communication with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
Texas State University	MA in Communication with program area in health communication	In-person	More information
Tufts University School of Medicine	MPH with concentration in behavioral science and health communication	In-person	More information
University of Arizona	M.A. in Communication with specialization in health communication	In-person	More information
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	M.A. in Communication with health communication track	Hybrid	More information
University of Cincinnati	M.A. in Communication with focus area in health and environmental communication	In-person	More information
University of Georgia	M.A. in Communication with a concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
University of Kentucky	M.A. in Communication with specialization in health communication	In-person	More information
University of Memphis	M.A. in Communication with specialty area in health and relational communication	In-person	More information
University of Miami	M.A. in communication with health communication track	In-person	More information
University of Michigan	MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education with concentration in health communication	In-person	More information
University of Nebraska, Lincoln	M.A. in Communication with concentration in interpersonal, family, and health communication	In-person	More information
University of New Mexico	M.A. in Communication with concentration in culture and health communication	In-person	More information
University of North Florida	M.S. in Communication Management with concentration in public health	In-person	More information
University of Oklahoma	M.A. in Communication with specialization in health communication	In-person	More information
University of San Francisco	M.A. in Communication with concentration in health communication	Hybrid	More information
University of South Florida	MPH with concentration in social marketing	Online	More information
University of Utah	M.A. in Communication with concentration in communicating science, health, environment, and risk	In-person	More information
Washington State University	M.A. in Communication with concentration in media and health promotion	In-person	More information

Certificates in Health Communication

Institution	Certificate	Delivery Mode	Website
Arkansas State University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
Boston University	Visual and Digital Health Communication Graduate Certificate	Online	More information
Clemson University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
Columbia University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
DePaul University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
East Carolina University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person and online	More information
Johns Hopkins	Health Communication Certificate	In-person	More information
Lasell College	Health Communication Certificate	Hybrid	More information
Loyola University Maryland	Certificate in Health Communication	Online	More information
Sam Houston State University	Certificate in Health Communication and Public Relations	In-person & online	More information
Stony Brook University	Advanced Certificate in Health Communications	In-person	More information
The University of Utah	Certificate in Interdisciplinary Health Communication	In-person	More information
Tufts University	Certificate in Digital Health Communication	Online	More information
University of Cincinnati	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Colorado	Certificate in Health Communication (Undergrad)	Online	More information
University of Dayton	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Houston Downtown	Certificate in Medical and Applied Health Communication	Hybrid & online	More information
University of Illinois	Certificate in Health Communication	Online	More information
University of Illinois Chicago	Certificate in Technology-Based Health Communication and Promotion	Online	More information
University of Kentucky	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of Missouri—St. Louis	Certificate in Health Communication	Online	More information
University of South Carolina	Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Communication	In-person	More information
University of South Florida	Certificate in social marketing	Online	More information
University of the Sciences	Certificate in Health Education and Communication	In-person	More information
Washington State University	Certificate in Health Communication and Promotion	Online	More information
Wayne State University	Certificate in Health Communication	In-person	More information

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