Overview

The Public Health Ph.D. at University of Nevada, Reno is designed to prepare students for careers in which advanced analytical and conceptual capabilities are required, such as university teaching, research, consulting, policy development or other high-level positions.

Features

As a Tier One research institution, the University of Nevada, Reno encourages its Ph.D. candidates to participate in research projects that generate new public health knowledge and to apply their research to public health practice or health policy.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Epidemiology in Public Health

Biostatistics in Public Health

Basics of Public Health

Epidemiology

Public Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health View 126 other PhDs in Public Health in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master of Public Health (MPH) degree or relevant master’s or doctoral degrees from accredited institutions, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale preferred.

GRE scores: Graduate record exam (GRE) scores, which should be above the 50th percentile (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing). GRE scores will be assessed relative to other applicants in the pool. The exam must have been taken within the last five (5) years.

Three letters of recommendation.

A written statement of personal career, educational, and scholarship goals including identification of research interests.

A current curriculum vitae (CV).

An academic health-related writing sample (for example, a first-author publication or class paper).

An interview with the admissions committee (if invited).

Duolingo, TOEFL, or IELTS Test Scores.

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Reno

860 - 1230 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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