Stony Brook,
NY,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Population Health and Clinical Outcomes Research in Stony Brook United States | Stony Brook University, SUNY
Stony Brook University, SUNY
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Stony Brook United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
24,490
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The SUNY Stony Brook Graduate School's Population Health and Clinical Outcomes Research (PHCOR) program offers an interdisciplinary, hands-on curriculum designed to equip students with practical solutions for key challenges in the field. This selective graduate program prepares future leaders in population health research, clinical outcomes analysis, and academic practice, empowering them to make meaningful contributions at local, regional, and national levels. With growing demand for professionals skilled in population health and treatment effectiveness research—particularly highlighted by healthcare reforms focusing on population-level strategies for issues like obesity and evidence-based treatment comparisons—our graduates are poised to meet workforce needs across public, private, and academic settings. The PHCOR program distinguishes itself by integrating human subject research with optimal clinical practices and community-based interventions, advancing understanding in healthcare quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, access, responsibility, and fairness while fostering innovations in disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment approaches, and health outcomes prediction.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Primary applications are accepted through SOPHAS, the centralized application service for schools and programs of public health.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA or better. Admitted students usually have GPAs that are higher than 3.0.
Official transcripts from all post-secondary schools. Transcripts for all degrees earned in schools outside the U.S. or Canada must be evaluated by an agency accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. See section on International applicants for more information about this process. The requirement for evaluation of transcripts is waived for graduates of foreign medical schools with a current license to practice in the U.S.
Official GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) scores are required. Please use the Stony Brook institution code (2548) to report your GRE scores. Do not use the Stony Brook - SOPHAS code.
Three references from persons who can address the applicant's capacity to complete a course of graduate study.
A Cover Letter is required for the primary application. It should be no more than 500 words and should be submitted with your application in SOPHAS (under Statement of Purpose and Objectives).
Your Cover Letter should describe your research interest area(s).
International applicants who trained in non-English speaking schools and do not reside in an English speaking country are required to take either the TOEFL or IELTS exam. Students who fail to meet this requirement must enroll in a course at the Intensive English Center and achieve satisfactory grades before admission to graduate study. Students whose scores on either of these exams are more than two years old must retake the test. The expected minimum score is for the IELTS exam is 7, with no subsection below 6. The expected minimum score on the TOEFL Internet Based Test is 90. An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA or better. Admitted students usually have GPAs that are higher than 3.0.
Official transcripts from all post-secondary schools. Transcripts for all degrees earned in schools outside the U.S. or Canada must be evaluated by an agency accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. See section on International applicants for more information about this process. The requirement for evaluation of transcripts is waived for graduates of foreign medical schools with a current license to practice in the U.S.
Official GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) scores are required. Please use the Stony Brook institution code (2548) to report your GRE scores. Do not use the Stony Brook - SOPHAS code.
Three references from persons who can address the applicant's capacity to complete a course of graduate study.
A Cover Letter is required for the primary application. It should be no more than 500 words and should be submitted with your application in SOPHAS (under Statement of Purpose and Objectives).
Your Cover Letter should describe your research interest area(s).
International applicants who trained in non-English speaking schools and do not reside in an English speaking country are required to take either the TOEFL or IELTS exam. Students who fail to meet this requirement must enroll in a course at the Intensive English Center and achieve satisfactory grades before admission to graduate study. Students whose scores on either of these exams are more than two years old must retake the test. The expected minimum score is for the IELTS exam is 7, with no subsection below 6. The expected minimum score on the TOEFL Internet Based Test is 90. An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
Tuition
USD
24,490