Overview

Clinical Epidemiology from University of Pennsylvania, applicants who possess an advanced degree in medicine, nursing or another health field learn to design controlled epidemiological studies and acquire biostatistical skills that relate directly to their research interests. With close guidance from a mentorship team, students will gain the ability to hone precise research questions and pursue reliable, complex answers.

Key facts

The MSCE is one of the nation’s top offerings in clinical research training with more than 150 active faculty members. The program launched in 1981 and currently has over 730 alumni reaching all corners of the world. The program is designed to prepare students to:

Design, implement and analyze an original research project.
Master the elements of various research designs—randomized clinical trials, cohort and case-control studies, surveys, and quasi-experiments.
Learn the concepts of health measurement as they apply to epidemiologic research.
Apply a sophisticated critical perspective in appraising medical literature.
Understand the principles of biostatistics, especially as they apply to epidemiologic research.
Be able to use and interpret various statistical programs for analyzing a data set.

Through the program's dedicated faculty mentorship, comprehensive curriculum, study protocol and thesis development, students are poised for academic research careers across a broad range of disciplines.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Epidemiology
Biostatistics for Epidemiologic Methods
Data Management and Visualization
Measurement of Health in Epidemiology
Clinical Database Research Methodology
Issues in Research Protocol Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

14 alternative credits

course units

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, 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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General requirements

Applicants must have an advanced degree in medicine, nursing, or another health-related field, from an accredited college or university, plus advanced clinical training in any specialty or subspecialty of medicine, or its equivalent in another health-related discipline.
Applicants should be committed to careers in medical and health services research and have outstanding academic records in order to be accepted into the program.

Tuition Fees

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47500 USD / year

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47500 USD / year

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In-State

47500 USD / year

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Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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