About PhD Program,
The DrPH is the highest professional degree in public health. The goal of our DrPH program is to develop transformative leaders in public health practice who can collaborate with diverse partners across settings and sectors, synthesize knowledge, and generate practice-based evidence to address global public health issues, with a commitment to health equity. Students work with an interdisciplinary faculty whose expertise in research and practice address critical global health challenges. Students benefit from NYU’s location in New York City with its world-class Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, highly diverse communities and expansive network of UN agencies, donor organizations, non-profit and business organizations.
A total of 42 credit hours is required for the DrPH, including 12 credits of electives. Students are expected to complete the degree within four to seven years, depending on previous academic coursework in public health, and whether the student is registered on a full-time or part-time basis. GPH strongly believes in the importance of faculty mentoring. Early in the first semester, each DrPH student will be assigned a faculty mentor, based on areas of common interest. The faculty mentor will support the DrPH student throughout their academic and professional development journey. This includes helping the student with course selection, developing a plan for their advanced applied practice experience, qualifying portfolio preparation, and their dissertation. Faculty mentors will also help students network with other NYU faculty and with health professionals working in the field locally, nationally and globally.
In addition to faculty mentors, the program will provide students with educational opportunities to work with experts in communication skills, negotiation and conflict management and networking with leaders in public health to explore their professional journeys and leadership styles.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
We do not require any minimum GPA for admission to our programs. At NYU GPH, we practice holistic admissions, meaning we evaluate each application as a whole in the context of the unique experiences and backgrounds each applicant has had. There is no single element of an application, such as GPA, that will cause the application to be accepted or rejected.
We do not have work experience requirements for admission to any of our master’s programs. Each year, we accept applicants who have had little to no direct public health experience, along with some applicants who have a great deal of relevant experience. We welcome applications from those in the process of finishing their undergraduate degrees, and each year roughly a quarter of our incoming new student cohort consists of such students.
The PhD program does not have specific work experience requirements, however, research experience is highly encouraged. The DrPH program requires a minimum of three years of work experience post graduate studies in order to apply.
PhD Funding Coverage,
The School of Global Public Health offers PhD students financial support designed to help you undertake full-time study and research, to participate in superior academic and scholarly experiences, and to complete your studies in a timely manner. Students who are admitted to the program will be fully funded by a fellowship or a combination of fellowship and Research Assistantship for five years. During fellowship years, students will engage with their mentors and develop their scholarship and portfolio. In Research Assistantship years, students will continue to build their portfolios while working on an externally funded project with her/his mentor or another GPH faculty member.
NYU GPH also offers some competitive funding to PhD students to cover conference travel, pre-dissertation exploratory research, and dissertation write-up.
International Students
International students who apply by the specified deadline and are admitted to the PhD in Public Health are automatically considered for the same competitive financing opportunities as domestic students to fully fund your education.
Application Requirement,
General requirements are listed below. Full application instructions may be found here.
- SOPHAS application form
- Official transcripts from each institution attended (or an evaluation of your credentials if you graduated from a foreign institution)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Resume/CV
- English language proficiency exam results for all applicants whose native language is not English and who did not receive the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree at an institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
- Writing sample (must be sole author or first author among multiple)
Although not required, PhD applicants are encouraged to identify potential faculty mentors at NYU whose research interests align with theirs and with whom they would like to work with in a proposed area of research interest.
Application Deadline,
Dec 01, 2024
Application Fee,
Please refer official website
