PhD Public Health at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The PhD in Public Health Sciences admits students into Community Health Sciences or Health Policy and Administration. It requires a preliminary exam, at least 32 dissertation hours and supervised teaching experience.

Faculty: School of Public Health | Duration: Minimum 96 semester hours from the baccalaureate (118 for Health Policy and Administration) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

School core (Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics I and II, Foundations and Determinants of Public Health), concentration courses, 9 hours of 500-series major courses and 6 hours in a collateral area.

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Entry requirements

Programme: major in biological, physical or social sciences preferred; at least 3.00/4.00; GRE General with combined verbal and quantitative at least 300; three letters; personal statement; master's thesis may be submitted. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

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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