by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental 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 Fort Valley State 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Fort Valley State University paid an average of $672 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $181 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,344 | $16,128 |
| Fees | $1,708 | $1,708 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Fort Valley State University make an average of $34,526 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% lower than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Fort Valley State University 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 Fort Valley State University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 68.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at Fort Valley State University in 2019-2020, 93.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 22 |
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.