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Applications for all 2024 terms open August 17th

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Focus on urban and immigrant health in our graduate-level public health programs.

As a student in Downstate's School of Public Health, you'll study alongside physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other health professionals, as well as recent college graduates and professionals seeking additional education. In addition to covering foundational public health topics, you'll also study community organization; sex, gender, race and ethnicity; and other elements of the urban and immigrant experience.

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Scholarship Opportunities

Partial and full tuition scholarships are available to students to support MPH, DrPH, MD/MPH and MHA programs of study. Scholarship eligibility and determination is made at the time of admission. No additional materials are required for consideration.

For more information, please contact publichealth@downstate.edu 

Downstate Public Health Scholarship Program

  • Provides $5,000 – $10,000 scholarships across master and doctoral programs
  • Provides access to a student-tailored mentoring program focused on health equity, called PROGRESS
  • Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Clinical Research Scholars Training Program (CREST)

  • Provides full tuition support for clinicians interested in health equity research
  • Trainees also receive a stipend for professional development
  • Additional grant writing and research funding available
  • Supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Center of Excellence for Diversity and Equity in Medicine (COE)
  • Provides full tuition support for clinicians interested in health equity research
  • Trainees also receive a stipend for professional development
  • Additional grant writing and research funding available
  • Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Translational Program of Health Disparities Research Training (TRANSPORT)
  • Provides tuition and stipend support for DrPH and MD/MPH students interested in health equity research
  • Offers a structured intensive research mentoring experience with Downstate faculty
  • Supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

SPH Programs

Downstate's School of Public Health offers the following degrees:

Master of Public Health (MPH)
  • Biostatistics
  • Community Health Sciences
  • Environmental & Occupational Health Science
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Policy & Management
  • Healthcare Administration

MPH Requirements

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Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)

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SPH Downtown in Manhattan

To Apply

If you are a current student or employee at SUNY Downstate or a student at one of our partner schools: Brooklyn College, Manhattan College, Medgar Evers College, Queens College or SUNY College at Old Westbury:

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All other applicants:

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Advanced Certificates in Public Health

Gain proficiency in the fundamentals of the field. Also available to students enrolled in the College of Medicine, School of Health Professions, and the College of Nursing.

Advanced Certificate in Public Health

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Advanced Certificate in Climate Change and Planetary Health

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Advanced Certificate in Global Health

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Advanced Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

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Advanced Certificate in Public Health Geriatrics

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Certificate Programs Requirements

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Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

Open to students who have earned an MPH.

Doctor of Public Health Requirements

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MD/Master of Public Health

Complete your MPH at the same time you earn your MD degree.

MD/MPH Requirements


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