CEPH accredits about 75 public health programs in a variety of kinds of institutions, ., MPH programs in medical schools. Some programs are not CEPH-accredited. Estimates gathered from 2007 (Association for Prevention Teaching and Research; unpublished survey) indicate that less than 1,300 graduates/year come from CEPH-accredited programs. 15 The number of graduates from unaccredited schools and programs is unknown. Several large, for-profit, online universities also offer public health pro- grams and degrees. There is considerable concern about the growth and quality of these programs
