Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
PhD in Environmental and Planetary Health Sciences
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Format
- On campusFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate taking an interdisciplinary approach to public health impacts of the environment, human activities and the food environment.
- Institution
- CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health PolicyCUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
- School or department
- Not published
- Subject
- Environmental healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Research-based
Accreditation
Specialized public health accreditation covers the named school or program only. It is separate from the institution’s regional or national accreditation, and it does not apply to every degree at a university.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
Institution-level records with their scope (not assumed to cover this program)
Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: School of Public Health
Status: accredited. Published term: (6/18/2011) 7/1/2032. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record
Institutional accreditation
Stated by the schoolMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationInstitutional accreditation
Scope: Institution
A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license. Awarded by a degree-granting institution. A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license.
Structure and format
- Qualification
- Doctoral degreeResearch doctorate
- Exact award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time, Part timeFull-time or part-time; starting term fall semester
- Campus
- CUNY SPH, New York City
Applied practice, fieldwork and capstone
Practicum, internship and field placements are kept separate from required campus attendance. As published by the institution; none of this guarantees employment.
Practicum and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.
Admissions
GRE required
The official page says the GRE is required.
- GRE details
- GRE is required for applicants without a master's degree and optional for applicants with a US accredited graduate degree.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
- Official application link
- Application instructions
Tuition and fees
USD, as published. Each figure keeps its billing basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), its residency category and the academic year it applies to. Annual, per-credit and total-program figures are never mixed.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current tuition, mandatory fees and refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, application deadline, practicum requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked November 1, 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked November 1, 2026)