Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy and Health Services Research
Temple University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Format
- On campusFull time
- GRE
- GRE required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A research doctorate in health policy and health services research that trains students in qualitative and quantitative methods for studying policy and its effect on population health.
- Institution
- Temple UniversityCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- Health policy, 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 (school of public health)
Status: accredited. Published term: CEPH list entry: (5/17/1985) 7/1/2030. 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
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 45 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Full timeFull-time study is required unless permission is received from the PhD Program Director.
- Campus
- Main 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 required
The official page says the GRE is required.
- GRE details
- GRE scores are required; the page reports median scores of recently admitted applicants.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Start dates
- Fall
- 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.
Scholarships, assistantships and funding
Competitive funding is not guaranteed funding. Each item states its basis as published.
Fellowships and assistantships for full-time PhD students Assistantship
Competitive, not guaranteed
Full-time PhD students
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)