Overview

School of Public Health / School of Public Health is located in Las Vegas, NV, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Department of Health Care Administration and Policy

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
(Certificate)
Executive Master of Health Administration (Exec MHA)
Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	44
Doctoral Degrees	9
Other Advanced Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

81

Applied

66

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

148

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.19%
Black or African American	16.22%
White or Caucasian	32%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.68%
Asian	9.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.35%
Two or more races	12.84%
Unknown	2.7%

Gender

Male (29%)

Female (70%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Environmental health: micro (mold), hospital-acquired infections; Health care: health services research, patient-centered outcome research, comparative effectiveness research, health management and policy/health information technology, healthcare disparities; Social and behavioral health disease prevention: health equity, asthma, diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, injury; Biostatistics and epidemiology: big data, health data analysis and disease patterns among minority populations.

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

4,558,912

Location & Contact

Address 4505 South Maryland Parkway
Box 453063
Las Vegas, NV  89154-3063
United States

Contact Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger
Dean
Email: sph.dean@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-5090
Fax: 702-895-5184

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