With over 20,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries, George Washington University is the largest institution of higher learning in the District of Columbia. U.S. News and World Report ranked its School of Public Health and Health Services among the top 20 graduate programs in public affairs. The school offers the Ph.D in biostatistics, epidemiology and public policy in addition to the doctor of public health degree in environmental and occupational health, health behavior, health policy and global health. The Ph.D program provides interdisciplinary degrees with the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Administration.
George Washington University
2300 Eye St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-994-2160
gwumc.edu
The University of Maryland at College Park has been recognized for its diversity, faculty achievement and green initiatives. UM faculty and students have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes and major academic awards. The School of Public Health offers the Ph.D in public and community health, health services, maternal and child health, and epidemiology.
The public and community health program can be completed part time or full time. With nine specialization options, it prepares professional health educators for research positions. The health services program prepares students for research and analysis of public health programs at the local, state and federal levels. The maternal and child health program prepares graduates for research or academic positions in health and safety, with an emphasis on low-income and ethnic minority populations. Graduates of the epidemiology program are prepared for research positions in the causes and prevention of human disease.
University of Maryland
8500 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-1000
www.umd.edu
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is a world-renowned institute in research and academics, particularly in the medical field. Graduates and faculty are Nobel Prize winners, members of the Institute of Medicine and Pulitzer Prize winners. The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health is the largest school of public health in the world. According to the school's website, U.S. News and World Report has ranked it consistently as the No. 1 graduate institute of public health in the nation. The school offers the Ph.D, doctor of public health and doctor of science degrees. Each of the school's 10 departments offers a Ph.D program, which includes one to two years of full-time coursework and two to five years of full-time research.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-5194
jhsph.edu