Master’s degree · Dedicated public health program
Master of Science in Epidemiology
Georgetown University · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Award
- Master of Science
- Format
- On campus4 SemestersFull time, Part time
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 34-credit research-oriented master's in epidemiology centered on health disparities, with three concentrations and a thesis project.
- Institution
- Georgetown UniversityEpidemiology Program, Georgetown Biomedical Graduate Education
- School or department
- Epidemiology Program
- Subject
- Epidemiology, Health equity, Infectious disease, Chronic diseaseRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Research-based
- Formal concentrations
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Social and Behavioral 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.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
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
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 4 Semesters
- Credits
- 34 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full time, Part timeFour semesters; full-time and part-time options.
- Campus
- Washington, DC 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.
- Capstone, thesis or dissertation
- A thesis project is part of the curriculum.
Admissions
GRE optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- GRE and MCAT scores are not required but applicants are encouraged to report them; the page lists them as optional.
- Minimum GPA
- 3.00
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- The institution states that international students may apply
- Start dates
- Fall
- 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, 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)