by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public Health. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South University, Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. The bachelor's program at South University, Austin was ranked #477 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #24 in Texas.
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Part-time undergraduates at South University, Austin paid an average of $470 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,920 | $16,920 |
| Fees | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at South University, Austin took out an average of $55,278 in student loans. That is 120% higher than the national average of $25,159.
Online degrees for the South University, Austin public health bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South University, Austin Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at South University, Austin in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 2 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Nursing | 43 |
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*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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