Overview

Graduates of our MS program in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh develop skills and experience to become more competitive applicants for medical school and doctoral programs, as well as qualified researchers in academia, government and industry.

Quick Facts:

This two year program emphasizes coursework in immunology, cell biology, and virology, and enables students to apply their coursework to their thesis research projects completed under a faculty advisor.
MS students have the opportunity to complete nearly all credit and course requirements by the end of the fall semester in their second year. This allows students to register part-time in their final term, resulting in significant cost savings. The final term’s emphasis will be on thesis research in the laboratory and thesis writing. Please note that accelerated progress is exclusive to the degree program. Any additional certificate interests may require the full 2 years to graduation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Molecular Biology Of Microbial Pathogens

Molecular Virology

Host Response To Microbial Infection

Viral Pathogenesis

Public Health Communicable Disease Practicum

Pathogen Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applications for admission to the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology are processed through the Office of Student Affairs at Pitt Public Health.

You must apply for the MS, MPH, and PhD programs through SOPHAS, the centralized application service for graduate schools of public health.

Please note, SOPHAS submits applications to Pitt Public Health only after all required materials are received. Applicants who have submitted applications may track their status online.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Out-of-State

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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