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 Benedictine University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Part-time graduates at Benedictine U paid an average of $707 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,574 | $18,574 |
| Fees | $1,135 | $1,135 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Benedictine U make an average of $57,175 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Benedictine U does not offer an online option for its public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Benedictine U Online Learning page.
About 72.1% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the public health master’s degrees at Benedictine U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 31 |
| Black or African American | 37 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 51 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 149 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 287 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 166 |
*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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