Overview

Key Features

There are four program focus areas that allow students to develop a specific area of content or methodological expertise:

general epidemiology
infectious disease epidemiology

noncommunicable disease epidemiology, and modeling.
modeling

Graduates from the Epidemiology MSc program from New York University will be prepared to assume collaborative research team member roles in public health and healthcare settings around the globe with a skillset that has both breadth and depth. They can also pursue doctoral level studies in epidemiology, biostatistics, or other quantitative health fields. In addition, the MS in Epidemiology can serve as a terminal degree for those interested in working as a master’s level project director/coordinator or statistician/data analyst in a wide array of research settings including government, academia, industry (e.g., pharmaceutical companies, contract research organization, healthcare consulting), non-governmental organizations, and nonprofit and community-based organizations.

Key skills:

Explain and provide examples of fundamental epidemiological concepts (e.g., prevalence, incidence, odds ratio, relative risk, attributable risk, direct and indirect standardization, standardized mortality ratio, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, precision, bias, confounding, effect modification).
Critically evaluate the application of epidemiologic methods to answer public health questions
Conduct quantitative analyses of epidemiologic data using statistical software
Explain and provide examples of the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of the social determinants of health
Synthesize the extant epidemiologic literature and identify its limitations and gaps
Design robust observational and experimental studies to address public health and clinical problems
Effectively communicate epidemiologic findings orally, visually, and in writing
Understand and apply principles of ethical conduct to epidemiologic studies
Critically evaluate and apply dynamic models of epidemiologic phenomena using equation- and agent-based models

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Epidemiology

Intermediate Epidemiology
Epidemiology Design & Methods

Biostatistics for Public Health

Survey Design, Analysis, and Reporting
Essentials of Public Health Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

46 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

This degree is designed for individuals who already have a graduate or professional degree in a related discipline (e.g., medicine; dentistry; nursing; social work; quantitative social science; or science, technology, engineering and math [STEM]). Exceptional applicants with a Bachelors degree and strong quantitative skills are also welcome to apply.

Completed SOPHAS application

Resume or CV

Personal statement

Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended (Applications with foreign educational credentials are required to submit a WES evaluation to SOPHAS.)
Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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55632 USD / year

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55632 USD / year

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55632 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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