Overview

Whether your aspirations lie in academia, public health agencies, nongovernmental organizations, hospitals, or industry, the Master of Science in Epidemiology program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provides you with the perfect platform to launch a successful career in this dynamic field.

The Epidemiology program at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai equips you with the essential skills and in-depth knowledge needed to improve the health of populations globally and tackle the pressing health challenges of our time.

Core Competencies

Upon completion of the program, all graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the role of epidemiology research for public health and clinical medicine.
Demonstrate fundamental skills in epidemiology research and biostatistics.
Critically evaluate the state of evidence and the biomedical literature through knowledge gained of epidemiology methods, including study designs, measures of association, measurement error, bias, confounding, mediation, effect measure modification and causal inference.
Formulate and develop sound research questions that address existing public health problems.
Choose and implement an appropriate epidemiology study design to address a well-defined research question related to a public health problem.
Develop a foundation for designing valid and cost-efficient protocols to address the defined research question and public health problem.
Develop and apply quantitative skills to analyze and/or synthesize epidemiological data.
Demonstrate practical experience and knowledge in designing, implementing, analyzing and summarizing as written and oral communications an epidemiology research project.
Understand and identify ethical issues related to research of human subjects and the collection, maintenance, use, transfer, and dissemination of epidemiologic data.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Statistical Computing with SAS

Applied Linear Models

MS in Epi Research Seminar, Epidemiology

Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, 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.

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university to be considered for the MS in Epidemiology program.
Completed SOPHAS application
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
Personal statement
Two letters of recommendation (on official letterhead and signed by your recommender)
Resume or CV
(Optional) Standardized test scores

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

50660 USD / year

≈ 50660 USD / year
Out-of-State

50660 USD / year

≈ 50660 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

50660 USD / year

≈ 50660 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 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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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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