Public Health Colleges

Doctoral degree · Professional doctorate (applied practice) · Dedicated public health program

Doctor of Public Health

Colorado School of Public Health · Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Doctor of Public Health
Format
On campus3-6 years
GRE
GRE not required
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Professional doctorate developing public health leaders, with a main focus area, a secondary minor area and a public health practicum.

Institution
Colorado School of Public HealthColorado School of Public Health
School or department
Colorado School of Public Health
Subject
Community health, Environmental health, EpidemiologyRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
Characteristics
Practice-focused
Formal concentrations
  • Community & Behavioral Health
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology

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.

  • Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation

    Accreditation status: Accredited

    Scope: School of Public Health

    Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 12/31/2031 (accredited since 10/16/2010). Checked November 1, 2026. Official record

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 degreeProfessional doctorate (applied practice)
Exact award
Doctor of Public Health
Duration
3-6 years
Credits
55 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study intensity
Not published
Campus
CU Anschutz Medical CampusFitzsimons Building, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045

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 or applied practice
DrPH students complete a public health practicum experience.

Admissions

GRE not required

The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).

GRE details
The GRE is not required for DrPH admission as of October 1, 2019.
Minimum GPA
Not published
SOPHAS
The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
International applicants
Not confirmed
Start dates
  • Application deadline December 1, 10 pm Mountain Time (page prints no year)
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, application deadline.

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)

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