Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
Public Health Studies, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Studies
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate for applicants who already hold a master's degree, with concentrations in epidemiology and biostatistics or in health systems, policy and behavior.
- Institution
- Saint Louis UniversityCollege for Public Health and Social Justice
- School or department
- College for Public Health and Social Justice
- Subject
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, 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.
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: College for Public Health & Social Justice
Status: accredited. Published term: Accredited through 12/31/2030. 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 in Public Health Studies
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 51 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- St. Louis 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 policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- Minimum GPA
- 3.50
- Academic prerequisites
- A graduate-level introductory statistics course taken in the past 5 years.
- Application materials
- application form and fee
- transcripts
- three letters of recommendation
- resume or CV
- professional goal statement
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- 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.
Scholarships, assistantships and funding
Competitive funding is not guaranteed funding. Each item states its basis as published.
Doctoral assistantships Assistantship
Basis not stated · Stipend, student health insurance and tuition waiver (up to 21 credits annually)
Terms are given at the time of acceptance
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, GRE policy, 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)