Overview

Program in Public Health / Program in Public Health is located in Statesboro, GA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Community health behavior and education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Public health leadership
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biostatistics
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Health and policy management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Health and policy management
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Health policy and management
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Community health education
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Public health leadership
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Biostatistics
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Environmental health sciences
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Epidemiology
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Applied public health
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Community health behavior and education
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Epidemiology
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Biostatistics
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Health policy and management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	28
Doctoral Degrees	26
Other Advanced Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam The GRE is waived for all of our MPH degrees except Epidemiology. Thesis Optional Practicum
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GMAT, MCAT, or LSAT Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preceptorship

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

232

Applied

182

Accepted

79

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	May 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	The GRE is waived for all of our MPH degrees except Epidemiology.
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, resume or curriculum vitae
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GMAT, MCAT, or LSAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, resume or curriculum vitae
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.0, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, resume or curriculum vitae

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 537 TOEFL IBT score: 75
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

264

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.06%
Black or African American	45.45%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.03%
Unknown	1.89%

Gender

Male (21%)

Female (78%)

Faculty

36

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 0

Male (18)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Rural public health best practices, health disparity elimination, community initiatives to enhance public health, cost effectiveness analysis, epidemiology of rural public health, environmental health issues, health care system assessment, rural health care, health policy and healthcare financing, survival analysis, nonparametric statistics and resampling methods, micro-arrays and genomics, data imputation techniques and clinical trial methodology

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

913,841

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 8015
Statesboro, GA  30460
United States

Contact Dr. Stuart H. Tedders
Dean
Email: stedders@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: -478 ext. 2674
Fax: 912-478

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