PhD in Epidemiology

Class Profile

Class Size

25

Average Age

29

Average Work Experience

4 Years

Diversity

Alabama:

56%

Others:

29%

International:

16%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

62%

Top recruiters

National Health and Medical Research Council

Abbott Laboratories

Medtronic

AbbVie

AECOM

Ecolab

ABB

Abbott

Medibank

Abbott Nutrition

ABN Amro

Medicaid

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

$30,000 / year

Overall Cost

$45,000 / year

FAQs

• Do I need to take the GRE or TOEFL exams?

  

  We do not require the GRE exam. However, you may submit a GRE score if you feel it can support your application. If submitted, this GRE score must be less than five years old at the time of enrollment. Non-native speakers are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or PTE scores unless they meet at least one of the following criteria: 1) at the time of initial enrollment, they will hold a degree from a U.S. institution or an institution in one of the English speaking countries or regions listed on the graduate school international admissions website; 2) at the time of initial enrollment, they will have been enrolled in coursework for at least two years at a U.S. institution or an institution in one of the English speaking countries or regions listed on the graduate school international admissions website; 3) they are a citizen or legal resident of one of the English speaking countries or regions listed on the graduate school international admissions website. For applicants who are required to submit an English language score, the UA Graduate School requires either a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper-based test (PBT) or 213 on the computer-based test (CBT) or 79 on the internet-based test (iBT) or an iELTS score of at least 6.5, or a score of 105 for the Duolingo English test. These scores need to be less than two years old at the time of enrollment. Please note that during the application process we only need unofficial language score reports. Official reports must be sent on admission. Please check the UA graduate school website for additional details. For questions about TOEFL requirements, please contact the UA Graduate School.

• When are admission decisions made?

  

  Decisions are normally made in multiple rounds. University fellowship candidates are selected and offers made between mid-January to end March. Department teaching assistantships are decided and offer emails sent by early April. Admission decisions will be announced via your UA graduate application portal and students can reply to offers of admission via the same portal. Students have until April 15th to respond to offers of admission. However, we strongly encourage students to accept/reject offers once they have made a decision. Most admission decisions will be made around mid-April. Late offers of admission to wait list candidates are possible after April 15th. If you have not received a decision (admitted/denied) by April 15th then you may be on a wait list. Wait-listed candidates will be contacted after April 15th. Decisions on wait listed candidates are normally made by end of May.

• Are graduate application fee waivers available?

  

  Individual departments do not decide application fees and cannot grant waivers. The UA Graduate School decides the graduate application fee, currently $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students. The UA Graduate School does not offer a waiver of application fees to either domestic or international students, with some notable exceptions. Veterans and current members of the U.S. military can qualify for a fee waiver as can Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program students, applicants previously enrolled in the UA Graduate School, and UA undergraduates applying to the same program at the graduate level. Students who think they may qualify for a fee waiver should contact the UA graduate school. For details, please visit: https://graduate.ua.edu/applicants/requirements/ The UA Graduate School will run a free graduate application (business) week from October 7 – 11, 2024 for applicants for Fall 2025. The UA Graduate School will post more information on how to apply for the fee waiver on their website in end September. Please note that this fee waiver program is run by the UA Graduate School and not by individual departments. Please contact the UA graduate school directly via https://graduate.ua.edu/contact-us/ for more information. If you miss the free grad app week deadline, please apply again next year. NOTE: Students who apply during free graduate application week are not allowed to defer their start date to a different semester. So please make sure to apply for the correct semester.

• What is the due date for applications?

  

  10th Jan Priority