by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Johns Hopkins University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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 Johns Hopkins 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 | $57,010 | $57,010 |
| Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Johns Hopkins make an average of $65,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% higher than the national average of $49,599.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Johns Hopkins offers online option in its public health master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Johns Hopkins Online Learning page.
About 75.6% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020, 30.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 74 |
| Black or African American | 33 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 212 |
| International Students | 135 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 36 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 375 |
| Environmental Health | 26 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 18 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 101 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 222 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 162 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 7 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 4 |
| Nursing | 264 |
*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.