Columbia Public Health

Contacts

Website: http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/
Phone: 212-305-3927
Admissions e-mail: ph-admit@columbia.edu

Program Information

• M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) degree (2 years)
  • Departments: Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, General Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Population and Family Health, Sociomedical Sciences
• 1619 applicants, 1029 accepted, 435 enrolled.
• Average age of entry: 28, 18% international

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree
• Minimum work requirements for admission exist for certain programs.

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GRE

• Average GRE Verbal: 581
• Average GRE Quantitative: 671
• Average GRE Analytical/Writing: 4.8

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GPA

• No strict GPA cut-off
• Average 3.4 GPA

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Supporting Documents

• Online application
• Application fee
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (School Code 2159; Department Code 0616)
• 500 word personal statement
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
• Resume or CV
• International students must also submit TOEFL scores (School Code 2159; Department Code 50)
• Some departments have additional academic pre-requisites and/or minimum work experience requirements

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Timeline 2012-2013

• Application deadline for Fall (September) 2013 entry:
  • June 1, 2013
• Final notifications: early March

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Tuition and Financial Aid 2013-2014

• Columbia MPH: $$35,000
• $16,000 living expenses (room and board)
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