PhD Health Sciences at University of Rhode Island

Programme overview

Health Sciences is a rapidly changing and evolving discipline, requiring highly trained, critical thinkers to solve some of society’s most important health-related problems. The Ph.D. in Health Sciences provides you with hands-on basic, applied, and translational courses, together with research laboratory or field experiences, needed to solve these problems.

Faculty: College of Health Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall/Spring | Location: Kingston, RI, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 64 graduate credits is required for the PhD, including 18 research credits. Beyond this, specific course work and research experiences will depend on the preparation and study plan of the individual student, in consultation with their major professor and doctoral committee. Written and oral comprehensive examinations and a defense of the dissertation are required.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: USD 17,116 a year (2026-27). Graduate full-time (9-15 credits) annual tuition, In state rate for 2026-27, as published for the level band; excludes registration, health services, technology and student services fees, accident/sickness insurance, and programme differential charges (en Source

International applicants: USD 33,328 a year (2026-27). Graduate full-time (9-15 credits) annual tuition, Out of state (non-resident) rate for 2026-27, as published for the level band; excludes registration, health services, technology and student services fees, accident/sickness insurance, and programme diffe Source

Doctoral programmes listed admit for Fall start (for example Behavioral Science Psychology PhD, and Biological and Environmental Sciences PhD).

Behavioral Science Psychology PhD Fall deadline December 1; Biological and Environmental Sciences PhD Fall deadline December 15. Applications use the URI Graduate Application (programmes using CAS: DPT, Speech Language Pathology MS, Dietetics MS apply through their own centralized application systems).

Apply through the official page: https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/admission/

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