Doctoral degree · Professional doctorate (applied practice) · Dedicated public health program
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) in Public Health
Pennsylvania State University · Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A professional doctorate preparing graduates for evidence-based practice and leadership, with coursework, an advanced field experience and integrative doctoral research.
- Institution
- Pennsylvania State UniversityPublic Health program (Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine)
- School or department
- Public Health Sciences
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Practice-focused
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: Public health program (listed by CEPH under accredited public health programs)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (6/14/2014) 12/31/2026. 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 (Dr.P.H.)
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 60 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Hershey
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.
- Internship or fieldwork
- The program of study includes an advanced field experience.
Admissions
GRE required
The official page says the GRE is required.
- GRE details
- Official GRE scores taken within the past five years are on the Dr.P.H. application list.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Application materials
- online Graduate School application with fee
- three letters of recommendation
- statement of purpose
- GRE scores
- official transcripts
- CV or resume
- 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)