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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 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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Part-time graduates at MCPHS University paid an average of $1,235 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,230 | $22,230 |
| Fees | $1,050 | $1,050 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from MCPHS University make an average of $55,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the MCPHS University public health master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCPHS University Online Learning page.
About 83.3% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 27.8% of public health master’s degree recipients at MCPHS University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 36 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 3 |
| Dental Support Services | 19 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 46 |
| Allied Health Professions | 210 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 53 |
*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.