by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $62,890 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $49,599.
GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.2% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 48.2% of public health master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 70 |
| Black or African American | 82 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 205 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 55 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 38 |
| Environmental Health | 38 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 22 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 39 |
| Other Public Health | 340 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 59 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 297 |
| Allied Health Professions | 67 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 17 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9 |
*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.