Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health
University of South Florida · Tampa, Florida, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Format
- On campusfour to five years following the Master's or other advanced degree
- GRE
- GRE optional
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate preparing public health professionals for research and teaching, delivered primarily on campus.
- Institution
- University of South FloridaCollege of Public Health
- School or department
- College of Public Health
- Subject
- Biostatistics, Community health, Environmental health, Epidemiology, Global health, Health services researchRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
- Characteristics
- Research-based
- Formal concentrations
- Biostatistics
- Community and Family Health
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology
- Genomics
- Global Infectious Diseases
- Health Services Research
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: Initial accreditation 4/24/1987; term printed as 7/1/2026. 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 degreeResearch doctorate
- Exact award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Duration
- four to five years following the Master's or other advanced degree
- Credits
- 55 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Tampa 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 optional
Applicants may submit scores, but the official page says submitting them is optional.
- GRE details
- Applicants are not required to submit GRE scores but may send them if they think scores strengthen the application.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
- 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.
Scholarships, assistantships and funding
Competitive funding is not guaranteed funding. Each item states its basis as published.
Fellowships, research assistantships and graduate teaching assistantships Funding
Competitive, not guaranteed
Students apply and are appointed
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)