by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Health Education and Promotion. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Simmons University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Simmons was ranked #67 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for public health majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at Simmons paid an average of $1,277 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,850 | $40,850 |
| Fees | $1,067 | $1,067 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,280 | $1,280 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,022 | $14,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,550 | $2,550 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Simmons in Public Health walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Simmons is $43,575 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Simmons does not offer an online option for its public health bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Simmons Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 60.0% of public health bachelor’s degree recipients at Simmons in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2 |
| Nursing | 176 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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