Graduate Education Overview

The Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences at USU have grown from a single graduate student enrolled in the Physiology Ph.D. Program to approximately 220 graduate students in 2018.

Approximately 150 military and 70 civilian graduate students.

Ph.D. degrees in three Interdisciplinary Programs

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Neuroscience

Doctoral and master degrees in Departmentally-based Programs:

Department of Medicine

• Ph.D. in Health Professions Education

Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology

• Clinical Psychology Program
• Medical Psychology Program

Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

• Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences*
• Ph.D. Medical Zoology
• Doctor of Public Health

Master's degree programs are offered in:

• Public Health
• Tropical Medicine and Hygiene*
• Master of Science in Public Health*
• Master of Health Administration and Policy

Some degree programs limited to military students (indicated by *).

The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and the Medical School is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The Department of Defense, the USU Board of Regents, the President of USU, and the Dean of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, actively support and encourage graduate education in the basic medical sciences at USU.