In 2010, Stanford University School of Medicine received the 11th-place rating among all medical schools in the United States for its research programs from U.S. News and World Report. The school is in Stanford, California, about 30 miles south of San Francisco. In addition to its medical doctor education program, the school is home to the Department of Health Research and Policy, which offers a Master of Science degree in epidemiology. Two courses of study are available, one of which is clinical-based curriculum for licensed physicians and medical students. The second is a traditional program designed for students with a baccalaureate degree and no intentions of pursuing a medical education. The latter, two-year program requires classes in bio-statistics, conducting epidemiological studies, clinical research methods, discrete data analysis and regression, prediction and survival analysis. A research thesis project is mandatory for students in the traditional program.
Standford University School of Medicine
Division of Epidemiology
Department of Health Research and Policy
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-5456
med.stanford.edu/epidemiology
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Harvard University School of Public Health is a private, nonsectarian institution. U.S. News and World Report ranked Harvard second among all public health schools in the United States as of 2007. The college offers three Master of Science programs in epidemiology. Designed for healthcare professionals like physicians and nurse practitioners, the summer-only program requires students to study only for three months per year for three consecutive years. A thesis is mandatory for the program. The summer, fall and spring only program lasts one year and is for applicants with a bachelor's degree in biology. The third program lasts two full years and culminates in a thesis research project. Full- and part-time Doctorate of Public Health degrees in the field are also granted.
Harvard University School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-1031
hsph.harvard.edu/departments/epidemiology
Affiliated with public Florida International University, the Robert Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work is in Miami, Florida. The school's Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics offers a Master of Science in Public Health degree in epidemiology. The program requires two years of full-time study to complete and features classes in health statistics, infectious disease epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, health policy and data management. All students complete a 300-hour internship, an independent research study and an accompanying thesis. The school also offers a one-year graduate certificate to individuals who have a bachelor's degree in biology but are not interested in earning the full master's degree. A doctoral degree in public health is also granted in epidemiology.
Robert Stempel Schoolf of Public Health and Social Work
Florida International University
11200 S.W. 8th St.
HLS 595
Miami, FL 33199
205-348-4903
ssph.fiu.edu/epidemiology/