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Our Health Services Research PhD program offers a cross-disciplinary exploration of the economic, social, and political factors shaping healthcare organization, funding, and service delivery.
This education prepares you for careers where research expertise can shape policy and transform healthcare systems. With a 97% job placement success rate, our graduates secure rewarding positions at academic institutions, government bodies, research organizations, health insurers, managed care providers, and consulting agencies.
Completion of a master’s degree in a relevant discipline, or a terminal professional degree (MD/PharmD/JD) is preferred prior to admission to the PhD program. Applicants without such degrees must complete additional coursework to fulfill all degree requirements.
English proficiency can also be demonstrated by:
Minimum TOEFL i-BT score of 80 (in person or Home Edition) from a test date within two years (Texas A&M University does not accept the MyBest TOEFL score), or
Minimum TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, or
Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band (Texas A&M University does not accept the IELTS General test), or
GRE Verbal Reasoning score of at least 146 (subject to departmental approval), or
GMAT Verbal Score of at least 22 (subject to departmental approval), or
Acquiring alternative verification during the admission process from the Graduate and Professional School via a departmental request.