Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

The DrPH program trains innovative leaders who will develop, implement, and disseminate evidence-based programs and policies to advance public health and health equity. GPH is committed to an interdisciplinary approach in its DrPH curriculum, with an emphasis on leadership development, health policy and management and implementation science and training in the areas of mixed-methods data collection and analysis; ethics organizational management and governance; education and workforce development and policy advocacy. 

The DrPH is the highest professional degree in public health. The goal of our DrPH program is to develop transformative leaders in public health practice who can collaborate with diverse partners across settings and sectors, synthesize knowledge, and generate practice-based evidence to address global public health issues, with a commitment to health equity. Students work with an interdisciplinary faculty whose expertise in research and practice address critical global health challenges. Students benefit from NYU’s location in New York City with its world-class Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, highly diverse communities and expansive network of UN agencies, donor organizations, non-profit and business organizations.

A total of 42 credit hours is required for the DrPH, including 12 credits of electives. Students are expected to complete the degree within four to seven years, depending on previous academic coursework in public health, and whether the student is registered on a full-time or part-time basis. GPH strongly believes in the importance of faculty mentoring. Early in the first semester, each DrPH student will be assigned a faculty mentor, based on areas of common interest. The faculty mentor will support the DrPH student throughout their academic and professional development journey. This includes helping the student with course selection, developing a plan for their advanced applied practice experience, qualifying portfolio preparation, and their dissertation. Faculty mentors will also help students network with other NYU faculty and with health professionals working in the field locally, nationally and globally.

In addition to faculty mentors, the program will provide students with educational opportunities to work with experts in communication skills, negotiation and conflict management and networking with leaders in public health to explore their professional journeys and leadership styles.