Every Doctor of Health Science program in Pennsylvania we could confirm from the university's own
page, compared on what the degree costs you.
Last updated
Programs
6
Online
5
Public
1
Lowest tuition
$7,716
DHSc Degree Programs in Pennsylvania Compared
School
Degree
Credits
Ends
Format
Tuition
Chatham
Doctor of Health Science
36
Applied project
Online
$43,518
Jefferson
Doctor of Health Science
43
Online
$46,175
Drexel
Doctor of Health Science
Online
$60,042
Arcadia
Doctor of Health Science
Applied project
Online
$48,760
East Stroudsburg
Doctorate of Health Science
Dissertation
On campus
$7,716
Jefferson (Population Health)
Doctor of Health Science in Population Health Leadership
Dissertation
Online + campus
$46,175
Tuition is the university's published annual graduate rate. A blank cell means the school does not
publish that figure on its program page.
All 6 DHSc Degree Programs in Pennsylvania
Chatham University
Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) · Pittsburgh, PA · Private
The quickest way through a DHSc in Pennsylvania. Chatham publishes 16 to 20 months across four or five terms at 36 credits, and licensed clinicians can transfer in six of those and finish on 30. Chatham starts in the fall only, so missing the deadline costs a year in a state where several rivals start more often.
36 30 with up to 6 transfer credits for licensed professionals
Ends
Applied project
Starts
1/year
Tuition
$43,518
Completion
63%
Thomas Jefferson University
Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) · Philadelphia, PA · Private
Jefferson runs two different DHSc degrees, which is unique in Pennsylvania and easy to conflate. This is the one in the College of Health Professions, aimed at advancement in practice, education and policy. Jefferson publishes little about credits, length or format, so treat the table above as incomplete for this row and ask admissions before comparing it on price.
Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) · Philadelphia, PA · Private
Drexel publishes a three to five year window, the widest in Pennsylvania, and lists the program at more than one address including a separate online campus. Confirm with the school which version you would be applying to before you compare it with anything else here, because the price and the format may not be the same across them.
Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) · Glenside, PA · Private
Arcadia is the Pennsylvania program with an explicit subject focus rather than a general one. The curriculum is built on population health and health equity, and the degree ends in an applied doctoral project tied to a real problem in an organisation or community programme. If you want a DHSc that points somewhere specific, this is the one in the state that does.
Doctorate of Health Science (D.H.Sc.) · East Stroudsburg, PA · Public
The public option, and the price difference is not subtle: East Stroudsburg's published graduate tuition is a fraction of what Pennsylvania's private universities charge for the same credential. What you trade for it is flexibility. This is the one Pennsylvania program not delivered online, it runs nine terms, and it ends in a dissertation rather than a project. Two concentrations, Health Management and Administration or Advanced Research Administration.
Doctor of Health Science in Population Health Leadership (DHSc) · Philadelphia, PA · Private
The second of Jefferson's two DHSc degrees, and a genuinely different one: Population Health Leadership, run out of the College of Population Health rather than Health Professions. Choose between them by the unit you want to work on. If it is a department or a service line, take the other Jefferson degree. If it is a population, this one.
What Makes Pennsylvania Different for DHSc Degree Programs
Pennsylvania is the only state where you could build a real shortlist without leaving it. Six programs is a quarter of everything we have verified nationally, and they are not variations on one theme: the state holds the fastest program on the site, the cheapest public option, a population health specialist, and a university running two separate DHSc degrees in two different colleges.
Jefferson's two degrees sit in the College of Health Professions and the College of Population Health, and they are not the same qualification with different branding. Decide whether the thing you want to change is a department or a population before you look at either.
The other Pennsylvania split is delivery. East Stroudsburg is campus-based and by far the cheapest, because it is the state's public entry on this list, and it ends in a full dissertation across nine terms. Everything else in the state is online and ends in a project. That is not a small difference in commitment, and it is the first thing to settle.
Frequently Asked Questions About DHSc Degree Programs in Pennsylvania
How many DHSc programs are there in Pennsylvania?
Six, at five universities, which is more than any other state and about a quarter of every program we have verified nationally. Thomas Jefferson accounts for two of the six, running separate degrees in its College of Health Professions and its College of Population Health.
What is the cheapest DHSc program in Pennsylvania?
East Stroudsburg, and by a wide margin, because it is the only public university among the six. The trade is that it is also the only Pennsylvania program not delivered online and the one that ends in a full dissertation, across nine terms.
Can you get a DHSc online in Pennsylvania?
Five of the six are delivered online, so for most of this list the state is not really a constraint. Chatham is the fastest of them at 16 to 20 months, though it takes students in the fall term only.
What is the difference between the two Jefferson DHSc degrees?
The college and the subject. One sits in the College of Health Professions and is about advancing practice, education and policy. The other sits in the College of Population Health and is about population health leadership. They are not interchangeable, and Jefferson publishes relatively little about either, so ask admissions for credits and format before choosing.
DHSc Degree Programs Outside Pennsylvania
Other states with more than one program:
Indiana , Massachusetts , and Virginia . Since most of this field is online, the
national ranking is the more useful comparison, and the
directory lists every program by state.