by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Public Health/International 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 Georgetown 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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The online MPH degree at SNHU gives you a solid grounding in the scientific basis of public health, preparing you to effect change for entire populations.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Georgetown was $2,214 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 | $53,136 | $53,136 |
| Fees | $455 | $455 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from Georgetown is $63,005 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.9% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at Georgetown in 2019-2020, 32.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Public Health/International Health | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
| Allied Health Professions | 1 |
| Medical Science | 11 |
| Nursing | 291 |
| Other Health Professions | 6 |
*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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