Graduate certificate · Dedicated public health program
Health Services Research Graduate Certificate
The Ohio State University · Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Award
- Health Services Research graduate certificate
- Format
- Hybrid
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A 15-credit certificate combining online and in-person learning on research addressing health care costs, access, quality and outcomes.
- Institution
- The Ohio State UniversityCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- Health services researchRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
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: College of Public Health
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 12/31/2032 (CEPH list: (9/19/1985) 12/31/2032). 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
- Graduate certificate
- Exact award
- Health Services Research graduate certificate
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 15 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Required campus attendance
- The page describes the certificate as combining online and in-person learning.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Columbus, Ohio.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Columbus campus (College of Public Health)250 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
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 optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- The college states the GRE is optional for all graduate degree programs.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Application materials
- Transcripts from all institutions attended
- Personal statement specific to each degree program
- Letters of recommendation
- Current resume or CV
- Ohio State supplemental application
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- 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)