FAQs

No. The Wagner Doctoral Program does not admit part-time students. Students must attend full time through the first two years of the program. After students finish coursework and comprehensive exams, however, they may continue as part-time students.

No, it is not required that you have professional experience. If you do not have full-time work experience, the admissions committee will closely evaluate your internship/volunteer experience and articulation of policy interest/career goals.

With a some exceptions (e.g. school-wide core courses), classes typically have 35 or fewer students. Some upper-level courses are smaller, with a class size of about 20.
 

A degree can only be awarded to a student who has been continuously matriculated for each fall and spring term since entering the program.

All Wagner students are required to take five "core" classes:

Very few students are admitted to the Doctoral Program. The admissions process is designed to identify those applicants who are most likely to succeed in their studies and their careers and for whom there is a good match between their interests and those of the faculty.

 
 The major goals of this specialization are to:
 

Students obtain the planning expertise needed to design and deliver public infrastructure services and safeguard environmental conditions for public health and welfare. The major goals of this specialization are to enable students to:
 

We typically admit about 50 students each fall and 10-12 each spring. At any point in time there about 175 full- and part-time health program students enrolled.

A Capstone team may conduct a literature review, perform an environmental scan, develop an operational framework to streamline workflow, develop a financial model, or put forth policy recommendations, among other things.

During the first semester, most courses are offered during the daytime, though you may choose electives that meet in the evening or on Saturday. There is more variability in the spring semester, due to internship schedules and a greater number of electives.

Whether you live on or off campus, are here for the summer, or are living in faculty housing, you will find yourself living "in and of" New York City. Manhattan's vibrant Greenwich Village neighborhood is home to many of NYU's campus buildings. 

Once you have secured a position that matches the above requirements, you must submit it for approval in the Career Directory by following these steps:

You are welcome to submit your GRE/GMAT and/or TOEFL/IELTS score report(s) after the deadline, but please note that we cannot guarantee that materials received after the application deadline will be included for review.

Students may have the opportunity to work with faculty through research projects or as a graduate assistant.

A limited amount of housing is available. Apartments are available only to matriculated, full-time students. Both furnished and unfurnished apartments are available. Generally, university housing for couples is not available unless both will be matriculated at NYU.

Yes, many Wagner faculty are involved with large research and program evaluation projects. Many of these include positions for full- or part-time research assistants, and Wagner students are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions.

Credit toward the degree for courses taken at other institutions may be awarded under certain conditions and must be approved by one's faculty advisor and the Director of the Doctoral Program.

Yes, you are expected to have prior quantitative coursework and/or strong quantitative GRE scores. You must complete an econometrics/statistics course covering multiple regression prior to beginning the program.