Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

Build a career in public health research. Examine sweeping public health issues. Analyze and inform public health approaches. Use your research to make a difference. Students in Baylor University's 3-year PhD in Public Health degree program choose one of two areas of specialization (concentration) in public health research. Researchers in both specializations apply scientific, systematic, data-driven methods relevant to public health research. Mentored instructor training. Research assistantship (full tuition waiver stipend). Grant-writing and manuscript development. Hands-on research throughout the program. Experiential course projects. Enjoyable campus community. Student-nurturing faculty. Strong job marketability.

A completed MPH or MSPH degree that matches your chosen specialization area in our PhD program:

Epidemiology matches considered: MPH in Epidemiology, Population Health, Global Epidemiology, or related area
Social & Behavioral Health Science matches considered: MPH in Social/Behavioral Health, Community Health, Global Health, or related area.

A GPA in the master’s degree that demonstrates strong graduate-level academic success, which is normally 3.0 or higher

English language Requirements: International students should have TOEFL with minimum scores of 550 on the paper-based, 213 on the computer based, 80 on the Internet based; IELTS with minimum scores of 6.5.

Application Deadline: December 15th for Fall semester.