Overview

Department of Environmental Health Sciences / Department of Environmental Health Sciences is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Environmental health sciences
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Environmental health sciences
Master of Science (MS)	Radiological sciences
Master of Science (MS)	Toxicology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental health sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	26
Doctoral Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

216

Applied

121

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

120

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	1 year of course work in biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and mathematics
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MPH or equivalent (for Dr PH)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1

Student Body

84

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.1%
Black or African American	2.38%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	14.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.76%
Unknown	9.52%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (75%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Laboratory science, field research, and community-based efforts to understand the impact of environmental exposures on human health, including areas of molecular epidemiology, environmental toxicology, environmental health policy, global health, air pollution, children's health, climate and health, epigenetics, radiological sciences, and health physics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 722 West 168th Street, 11th Floor
2960 Broadway
New York, NY  10032
United States

Contact Dr. Andrea Baccarelli
Chair
Phone: -305-3466
Fax: 212-305-4012

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