Overview

As a PhD in Health Policy student at Harvard Kennedy School, you take courses throughout Harvard’s specialized schools. This allows you to become familiar with the conceptual frameworks, vernacular and perspectives of researchers from other disciplines.

Key Features

The PhD in Health Policy degree is awarded by Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Our graduates leave the program well equipped to make an impact in academia, government agencies, research institutes, think tanks, foundations, and multinational corporations.

Programme Structure

Concetrations:

Decision Sciences

Economics

Management

Methods for Policy Research

Political Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

Disciplines

Public Health View 132 other PhDs in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose that includes the concentration(s) and policy area(s) of interest

Three letters of recommendation (four letters are permitted)

Official GRE General Test or GMAT scores for Management concentration students (GRE scores are preferred)

GRE General Test or GMAT scores are optional for Decision Sciences, Economics, Methods for Policy Research, and Political Analysis concentrations

Official TOEFL or IELTS scores (if necessary)

Transcripts for all college/university degrees and courses (upload scans or PDFs of official transcripts from each institution; official hard copy/paper transcripts are not required at the time of application)

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Cambridge

United States

1814 - 3756 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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