Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
Health Services Research and Policy (PhD)
Drexel University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A research doctorate in health services research and policy with a minimum of 90 quarter credits post-bachelor's.
- Institution
- Drexel UniversityDornsife School of Public Health
- School or department
- Dornsife School of Public Health
- Subject
- Health services research, Health policyRecorded 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.
Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: Dornsife School of Public Health (school of public health)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (5/13/2004) 07/01/2029. 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 degreeResearch doctorate
- Exact award
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 90 quarter creditsCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Philadelphia campus
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 not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The school states that GRE scores are not required for doctoral admission and are not reviewed if submitted.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Application materials
- Online application
- Official transcripts from every college-level institution attended
- English proficiency test score if applicable
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Statement of purpose and objectives
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
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)