by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Boston University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Boston U make an average of $55,061 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Boston U public health master’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.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 84.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 37.0% of public health master’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 162 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 9 |
| Environmental Health | 18 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 86 |
| Health Services Administration | 159 |
| Other Public Health | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 36 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 15 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88 |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 38 |
*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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