Overview

The Behavioral and Community Health Sciences PhD at the University of Pittsburgh is focused on training researchers in the behavioral and community health sciences to integrate state-of-the art theory, designs, and analysis approaches to examine current problems in public health.

Careers

Recent graduates hold the following positions:

Director, Office of Health Survey Research, University of Pittsburgh
Post-doctoral fellows at the University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System
Epidemiology intelligence officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health services epidemiologist at the Altarum Institute
director, Project Silk, University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
President and senior technical advisor, INSIGHT: Innovative Social Change in Global Health, LLC

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community Health
Research Design & Methods
Principles of Epidemiology
Measurement in the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Health Surveys Methods
Advanced Evaluation Techniques
Doctoral Seminar on Health Communications
Organization StudiesHealth Program Evaluation
Implementation Prevention Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Health Sciences Community Development View 24 other PhDs in Community Development in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A post-baccalaureate degree in a discipline relevant to public health, such as social work or anthropology, or an MD or JD.
International post baccalaureate degrees must be equivalent to a US MPH, as determined by a WES ICAP evaluation. The Committee will review these cases individually.
A clear statement of what your research goals are and how the program of study will contribute to achieving your career goals.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals in a position to judge your professional and/or academic abilities..
Completion of all prerequisite courses.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

55594 USD / year

≈ 55594 USD / year
Out-of-State

55594 USD / year

≈ 55594 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

31510 USD / year

≈ 31510 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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