147 PhD programmes in Public Health in North America

In a world of rapid innovation in the biological sciences, the emergence of new diseases, and changing environmental pressures, health security risks to the global community are a rising concern. We offer a degree in Health Security at Johns Hopkins University. 

The PhD in Health Behavior Science and Promotion (HBSP) at the University of Delaware provides the highest degree for health promotion and behavioral science professionals, preparing graduates for research careers in many settings, including academia, non-governmental organizations (business and non-profit), allied health fields, and public service at all levels of national government.

Promote safer communities and workplaces with our PhD in Public Health - Environmental and Occupational Health specialization at Walden University.

The Public Health - Brain, Behavior and the Environment PhD at Florida International University takes advantage of faculty expertise in environmental exposures, neuroscience, cancer, occupational health, toxicology, and drug discovery to provide students with a broad knowledge.

The University of Illinois at Chicago DrPH Public Health program is tailored to mid-career public health professionals who want to expand their knowledge and practice of public health and strengthen their leadership capabilities to address these complex challenges.

The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) in Public Health program at Pennsylvania State University is a professional degree program that provides advanced public health education and training to prepare its graduates for evidence-based practice and leadership in the application of translational science and implementation research findings.

The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) at the University of South Florida is a professional, practice-oriented research degree that is granted in recognition of the attainment of a broad set of practice, analytic, and evaluative skills, including demonstrated public health leadership skills.

The PhD in Public Policy and Administration at George Washington University prepares students for research, administration and teaching positions in public policy.

The doctoral program in Environmental Health at Boston University provides students with specialized training and research experience in environmental and occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, spatial epidemiology/GIS, risk assessment, and toxicology. 

The Doctor of Public Health - Biostatistics program at The University of Alabama at Birmingham provides a balance between application of biostatistics and public health theory and management for those with an interest in public health leadership and research.

The Interdisciplinary Health - Psychosocial Health program at Northern Arizona University is designed to educate and train the next generation of health researchers, advocates, and educators. 

Investigators in Vision Science at University of California, Berkeley conduct human and animal research and modeling, yielding cutting-edge discoveries and applications in disciplines that include molecular genetics, clinical care, adaptive optics, neurobiology, cell biology, infectious disease, bioengineering, perception, and public health.

The Public Health program at University of Utah will allow the public health practitioner to be a primary investigator on population-based studies and thus enable the researcher to compete for NIH and other funded studies. 

The Public Health Sciences programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced research expertise in population health, health systems, policy evaluation, and evidence-based public health interventions.

A Ph.D. in public health with a concentration in Health Behavior is offered by the joint faculties of the Division of Health Promotion, School of Public Health (SPH) at San Diego State University, and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science (HWSPH), at the University of California, San Diego. 

The joint Veterinary - Public Health degree program allows Illinois veterinary students to complete, within five years, the requirements for both the professional veterinary medicine degree and the master in public health degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

The Public Health Sciences Graduate Group at University of California, Davis includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, health services and administration, and social and behavioral science, and they prepare students for an expanding range of professional opportunities and roles in public health and medicine.

The Doctor of Public Health Sciences (DrPH) at Texas A&M University is an advanced professional degree for those whose career goals are in areas of professional practice in public health, including high-level administration, teaching, or research. 

The Bloomberg School and the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University offer the Nursing Practice - Public Health dual degree program. 

This Social and Behavioral Sciences program at Johns Hopkins University is designed for individuals seeking training for careers as social and behavioral scientists, health educators and health promotion or communication specialists in the public health arena.