DrPH Public Health at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The School of Public Health is dedicated to excellence in protecting and improving the health and well-being of people around the world by educating public health professionals and the community, conducting research and affecting public health policy.

Faculty: School of Public Health | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Foundations and Determinants of Public Health; Personal Leadership; Epidemiology for Transformational Leadership; Foundations of Transformational Leadership; Leadership Approaches to Strategic Development for Organizations and Communities; Public Health Advocacy and Policy for Transformational Leadership.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GPA: Admitted students typically have at least a combined undergraduate/graduate grade point average of 3.00/4.00. However, all applicants are given a holistic evaluation of their application. Letters of recommendation: Three are required, uploaded via the SOPHAS application. Personal statement: Applicants will upload a 500-800 word statement focused on their interests/experiences in public health and the program they are applying to specifically, goals with the degree, and why they would be successful in the program. For students applying to research-focused programs, the personal statement should also address potential research interests. Resume: or CV.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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