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Fair enough Side note: uOttawa's 16-month MPH is $30K+ But yeah I guess the one-year Western program is probably most attractive to professionals and recent grads using the degree as a transition/ expedient for med school/ law school, but the upfront cost might be harder to justify for others. I agree that the program is definitely not accessible enough.

I mean I can only speak for the programs that I've looked into but for example having looked at UofT's MPH, a 24-month program, total tuition for the program is $24,000 which isn't that far off from $36,000. Then factor in losing one year of income, say $65,000, then it's clear that that program, while a fantastic and very worthwhile program, simply has a greater time and cost investment. Of course, time + cost investment are not the only factors to consider when choosing a program but to say "they definitely raise the price of the '24 month program fees' comparison" is not true at all and their comparison is actually exactly on point for one of the most popular MPH programs in Canada.

Honestly it seems expensive initially but when you factor in living expenses for two years for other programs + losing one year of income if completing a two year program, it balances out. Some two year programs might end up costing more money.

Just got my Offer of Admission for Western's MPH program!! So excited!

Congrats! Was your status updated in your Student Centre account too?

Not totally accurate for UofT. I would make the above change. I think decisions were only sent out for the Occupational and Environmental Health program and maybe also Indigenous Health at UofT. I don't think decisions have come out for their most popular programs, Epi and Health Promotion. (That post probably freaked out some people Lol) Someone above said decisions would be sent out for Health Promotion in mid-April.