by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public 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 Georgia Southern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GaSou paid an average of $1,105 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $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 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from GaSou is $73,737 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $62,743.
GaSou does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 75.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public health at GaSou in 2019-2020, 55.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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.
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