DrPH (BA/BS)
Boston University · Boston, United States
About this programme
In the DrPH program, students gain interdisciplinary, advanced skills in public health leadership and address key professional competencies through coursework, practical experiences, and dissertation activities. The DrPH curriculum emphasizes both professional and academic skills for advanced public health practice, including leadership and management, advocacy and policy, ethics, finance, and research methods. Full-time students must complete the program within five years; part-time students must complete the program within seven years. Incoming students who do not hold a Master of Public Health may be required to complete prerequisite coursework in biostatistics and epidemiology. All DrPH students must complete the core courses listed below. DrPH students must receive at least a B grade in each of these classes, as well as in all other required and elective coursework.
- Level
- Doctoral
- Field
- Medicine
- Tuition
- $69,870 / year
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (2)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October