Overview
The doctoral program in Epidemiology at the University at Albany lets you develop analytical expertise and gain teaching experience as you investigate public health problems, design full-scale studies, analyze data, and translate the results into public health action.
Career Paths
PhD program alumni currently work for organizations like:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institutes of Health
- New York Department of Health
- New York Office of Mental Health
- Sanofi
- Purdue Pharma
Graduates are also pursuing academic careers at institutions including:
- Emory University
- Penn State University
- The Ohio State University
- University of California San Diego
- Albany College of Pharmacy
- Albany Medical College
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- Principles of Public Health
- Computer Programming for Data Management and Analysis in Public Health
- Principles of Statistical Inference
- Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- Priority: January 5
- Applications may be accepted on a space available basis after the priority deadline.
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Epidemiology View 46 other PhDs in Epidemiology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Must hold a bachelor’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing
- Must hold a master's degree in Epidemiology
- Grade point average of 3.00 or better
- One semester of college level calculus
- One semester of biology and chemistry
- An undergraduate major in biological physical, or social sciences, computer science, mathematics, or statistics is very strongly recommended.
- Minimum GRE scores 160 verbal; 148 quantitative; 4.5 writing
- The matching with a research mentor is a key part of the PhD admission process
Tuition Fee
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International
23560 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11780 USD per semester during 36 months. -
National
23560 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11780 USD per semester during 36 months. -
In-State
11310 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5655 USD per semester during 36 months.
Living costs for Albany
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Scholarships Information
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