by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Georgia Southern University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in health professions, 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 GaSou was $1,105 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $277 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 | $4,986 | $19,890 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that GaSou offers online option in its health professions doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.5% of the health professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Around 33.8% of health professions doctor’s degree recipients at GaSou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 29 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29 |
| Nursing | 10 |
*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.