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 University of Lynchburg. 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Lynchburg paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,467 | $11,467 |
| Fees | $244 | $244 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from Lynchburg is $40,485 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $49,599.
Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 86.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the public health master’s degrees at Lynchburg in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 15 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 10 |
| Nursing | 3 |
*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.