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PhD Environmental Health Sciences at Emory University

Emory University, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Environmental Health Sciences is a five-year full-time programme training students in exposure science, biological mechanisms of susceptibility and disease, and environmental determinants of population health.

Faculty: Laney Graduate School  |  Department: Rollins School of Public Health - Environmental Health  |  Duration: 5 years, full-time, in person  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Minimum nine credit hours per semester; research design, exposure science, environmental epidemiology, molecular toxicology, public health ecology and risk assessment; three research rotations, TATTO, written and oral qualifying exam and a dissertation with oral proposal defence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Baccalaureate degree; college biology and chemistry required (statistics, calculus, organic chemistry, physiology preferred); cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher in upper-division courses; three letters of recommendation; statement of purpose, transcripts, resume/CV; optional diversity statement. Fall start only; firm deadline December 1.

USD 74,700 a year (2026-27). Laney Graduate School tuition band (full-time, 9 or more credit hours: $24,900 per term over fall, spring and summer). Tuition only; excludes fees, housing, health insurance and living costs. Emory publishes one tuition rate for all students. Source

The Laney Graduate School is accepting applications for all PhD and master's programmes for Fall 2027.

Laney Graduate School application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card online; limited fee waivers available). Deadlines are set by each programme and fall at midnight US Eastern time on the programme's deadline date. GRE requirements vary by programme.

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