Overview

Population Health and Epidemiology Graduate Program / Population Health and Epidemiology Graduate Program is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Population health	Epidemiology
Master of Science (MS)	Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Population health	Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Epidemiology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE taken within the last 5 years (MCAT or LSAT acceptable for those with doctoral degrees) Thesis Required Thesis defense
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE taken within the last 5 years (MCAT or LSAT acceptable for those with doctoral degrees) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, preliminary exam, dissertation defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

45

Applied

20

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE taken within the last 5 years (MCAT or LSAT acceptable for those with doctoral degrees)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, quantitative preparation (calculus, statistics, or other) with minimum B average
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE taken within the last 5 years (MCAT or LSAT acceptable for those with doctoral degrees)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, quantitative preparation (calculus, statistics, or other) with minimum B average

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

47

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.26%
Black or African American	4.26%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.13%
Unknown	2.13%

Gender

Male (19%)

Female (80%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Epidemiology (cancer, environmental, aging, infectious and genetic disease), determinants of population health, health services research, social and behavioral health sciences, biostatistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	16,592,084

Location & Contact

Address 744 WARF Building
610 North Walnut Street
Madison, WI  53726
United States

Contact Mari Palta
Graduate Program Chair
Email: mpalta@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-4029
Fax: 608-263-2820

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