Overview

Public health professionals are focused on health promotion, disease prevention, and programs aimed at specific problems that disproportionately affect minority and economically disadvantaged groups.

Features

The PhD in Public Health at the University of South Florida is a research degree and is granted after the student has shown proficiency and distinctive achievement in a specific field, has demonstrated the ability to do original, independent investigation, and has presented these findings with a high degree of literary skill in a dissertation.

Programme Structure

Concentrations include:

Biostatistics
Community and Family Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Genomics
Global Communicable Disease
Health Services Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

55 SCH

55 Credit Hours Post-Master’s
85 Credit Hours Post-Baccalaureate

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampa, United States

Disciplines

Public Health View 132 other PhDs in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official Transcripts (sent only to SOPHAS)
A thorough statement of purpose and objectives indicating the applicant’s interest on obtaining a degree in public health, and how they hope to contribute to the field.
Resume or curriculum vitae
At least three formal Letters of Recommendation.
A graduate level term paper, thesis, or research paper of which the student is the sole author, publication on which the student is the first author.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Out-of-State

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8702 USD / year

≈ 8702 USD / year

Living costs

Tampa

United States

1122 - 1951 USD / month

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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