Overview

Education

The Health Sciences - Health Services and Outcomes Research program at Northwestern University builds upon existing master's degree programs in these fields and incorporates new areas of strength in measurement and health behavior. Integration across these programs provides the flexibility for doctoral students to receive rigorous interdisciplinary training in the core content needed for population and health research in the 21st century.

The goal of the HSOR track is to develop research scientists for academia, government, and private-sector research and health care organizations who can create knowledge to improve the accessibility, quality, and cost-effectiveness of health services. Specifically, we prepare students to:

conduct methodologically sound research aimed at improving the healthcare system.

disseminate new knowledge through manuscripts, presentations, and other products that reach policy, provider, and research audiences.

The program emphasizes practical, hands-on experiences in which students leverage course-based and faculty-led projects to advance their own emerging research interests. The result is that graduates are equipped to pose and answer important questions about health services, drawing upon a diverse array of theoretical and methodological approaches

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium

Biostatistics

Intermediate Biostatistics

Health Measurement Science

Quantitative Methods in HSOR

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

15 SCH

14.5

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

Public Health Health Administration Health Sciences View 187 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

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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

Admitted students must hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree — or an equivalent non-U.S. degree — from a regionally accredited institution.

TGS will accept applications from international students with 3-year bachelor's degrees.

You may be considered for admission before you finish your undergraduate degree, but you must complete that degree before you enroll at Northwestern.

In general, to apply to The Graduate School (TGS), you will be required to:

Submit an application online.

Pay an online application fee by credit card.

Submit your Statement of Purpose.

Upload your transcript or academic record.

Submit your test scores (if required by your admitting program).

Upload two to three Letters of Recommendation.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9344 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9344 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9344 USD / year

≈ 9344 USD / year

Living costs

Evanston

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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