by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Boston U was $1,777 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
Online degrees for the Boston U public health doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Doctorate in public health in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.7% of the public health doctor’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health | 2 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 202 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 16 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Medicine | 190 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 124 |
*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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