The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) is an advanced professional degree for those who intend to pursue or advance a professional practice career in public health and for leaders and future leaders in public health practice. They face the particular challenge of understanding and adapting scientific knowledge in order to achieve health gain and results. This degree leads to a career in high-level administration, teaching, or practice, where advanced analytical and conceptual capabilities are required.

The DrPH program develops in its candidates all competencies included in MPH programs, with increased emphasis on high level skills in problem-solving. The usual requirement for entry into this program is a degree in Master of Public Health. The master of public health is a professional masters degree awarded for studies in areas related to public health. ...

DrPH programme

School of Public Health/Medical Schools offering DrPH program

• John's Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
• UC Berkeley
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• School of Public Health, New York Medical School
• Brunel University of West London
• University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey School of Public Health
• University of North Carolina School of Public Health