Doctoral degree · Research doctorate · Dedicated public health program
Ph.D. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Award
- Ph.D. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE not required
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate in social and behavioral sciences offered by the School of Public Health.
- Institution
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySchool of Public Health
- School or department
- School of Public Health
- Subject
- Social & behavioral sciencesRecorded 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)
Stated by the schoolCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Applicant (not accredited)
Scope: School of Public Health (applicant status as published by the school)
Status: applicant. Published term: School self-study anticipated February 2026; site visit tentatively October 2026 (estimates). 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
- Ph.D. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Richmond campus830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219
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 not required
The official page says the GRE is not required (or not accepted).
- GRE details
- The program page states GRE scores are not a required component of the PhD application.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- 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)