by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for public health majors, USC came in at #16. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 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 | $59,260 | $59,260 |
| Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
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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 USC took out an average of $17,250 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $25,159.
public health who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $32,925 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 79.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.5% of the public health bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Public Health/International Health | 40 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 64 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 4 |
| Dental Support Services | 21 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 14 |
*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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