MS Epidemiology at University of Delaware

This fully online, asynchronous MS in Epidemiology provides epidemiology research training for students preparing for health sciences or clinical graduate programmes, recent graduates and working professionals seeking a career change or skill development. Courses run 5 or 7 weeks.

Faculty: College of Health Sciences  |  Department: Department of Epidemiology  |  Duration: 30 credit hours; as little as 12 months full-time, or part-time  |  Intake: Rolling; summer session application deadline June 1, start July 13, 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Newark, DE, United States

What you will study

Core (18 credits): Biostatistics I, Intro to Epidemiology Data Analysis Using SAS, Epidemiology Methods I and II, Biostatistics for Health Sciences II, Data Analysis Capstone. Epidemiology content (12 credits, choose 4): Infectious Disease, Field, Disaster, Social and Clinical and Translational Epidemiology, Public Health Surveillance. Up to 9 credits may be transferred.

Career pathways

Epidemiologists work in public and private sectors across many industries; the U.S. Department of Labor projects nearly 25% employment growth over 10 years.

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