The PhD in Epidemiology trains students in the methods of epidemiology and the application of these methods to a broad scope of public health and medical problems. Areas of study include, but are not limited to, cancer, cardiovascular disease, maternal and child health, diet/nutrition and physical activity, epidemiologic methods, infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS), genetics and molecular epidemiology, social epidemiology, and health disparities. The goal of the program is to graduate epidemiologists with the knowledge, skills, and philosophy to be influential lead researchers (principal investigators), teachers of epidemiology, and public health officials.

The PhD in Global Health and Development (GHD) trains leaders and scholars to use science to improve public health policy and practice for underserved populations globally. Graduates will acquire a solid understanding of the theory and practice of implementation science and relevant methodological skills required to design and implement programs and policies to improve health outcomes in a variety of settings around the world.

The PhD in Health Services Research is a full-time program that trains researchers in the fields of health policy, health economics, health management, and health services research. Students take doctoral-level classes in the Department of Economics, the Department of Health Policy and Management, the Goizueta business school, and elsewhere throughout the university. The program prepares students for a variety of research-focused careers in academia, think tanks, foundations, government agencies, pharmaceutical firms, and consulting.

The PhD in Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) prepares students to be leaders in the field of nutrition by training them to understand nutrition from the molecular to the population level. NHS is an interdisciplinary program, drawing faculty from across the University, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, and other local partners. Core strengths of the program faculty include metabolomics and predictive medicine, clinical nutrition, population-based intervention and implementation trials, epidemiology, and public nutrition.

This dual degree program offers students the opportunity to earn an MPH degree in conjunction with training in the Emory University School of Medicine PA program. The PA program, within the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, recruits, educates, and mentors a diverse group of students to become physician assistants providing quality health care. Students may apply their combined PA and public health skills in such areas as population or clinical research, health administration leadership, and community health promotion.

The Rollins Health Education Institute (RHEDI) offers continuing education opportunities for the public health workforce and professionals from other fields who are interested in learning about or transitioning to public health work.

The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.