Overview

Population, Family and Reproductive Health Students at Johns Hopkins University are not required to have professional public health experience, but most enter the program with some prior public health experience.

The emphasis of the PhD program in PFRH is to train individuals to apply a social science perspective along with a broad range of research methods to issues related to the Department's primary focal areas. Details regarding the focal areas can be found in the student handbook.

The department's current focal areas include:

Adolescent Health

Child Health

Maternal, Fetal, and Perinatal Health

Population and Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Women's Health

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Life Course Perspectives on Health

Principals of Population Change

Demographic Methods for Public Health

Principles of Epidemiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Writing Sample

Personal Statement

Academic record

Unofficial transcripts from all previous college and university study

At least two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

68592 USD / year

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Out-of-State

68592 USD / year

≈ 68592 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

68592 USD / year

≈ 68592 USD / year

Living costs

Baltimore

United States

1240 - 2100 USD / month

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