by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine is a concentration offered under the public health major at Eastern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in community health and preventive medicine, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at EIU was $750 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,503 | $18,007 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. EIU does offer online classes in its community health and preventive medicine master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in community health and preventive medicine in 2019-2020, 90.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.0% of the community health and preventive medicine master’s degrees at EIU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.