DrPH

The Doctor of Public Health (abbr. DrPH or DPH; latin Publica Sanitas Doctor) is a doctoral degree awarded in the field of Public Health. Doctoral programs leading to a DrPH are of equivalent level as a PhD, with the same requirement to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and methodology, but typically contain a practical component and a more structured curriculum of learning. This degree prepares its owner for a career in high-level administration, teaching, or practice, where advanced analytical and conceptual capabilities are required. Unlike most PhD programs which accept applicant with a bachelor's degree, the usual requirement for entry into the DrPH program is a master's degree in Public Health (MPH) or equivalent.

The DrPH degree offered at some institutions is similar to the PhD degree in Public Health in terms of admissions criteria (even though most DrPH programs require applicant to have completed a master's degree), curriculum requirements, research focus, and culminating requirements; some other DrPH programs focus more on preparing graduate students to solve public health problems by applying interdisciplinary approaches and methods in professional environments. Some universities offer the DrPH as the only doctoral degree in certain fields of study (e.g. Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health policy and management); some other universities give students options to pursue a DrPH or a PhD.

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