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 Meharry Medical College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,195 | $27,195 |
| Fees | $4,359 | $4,359 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from Meharry Medical College is $48,432 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Meharry Medical College 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 Meharry Medical College Online Learning page.
About 69.2% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree in public health at Meharry Medical College in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 26 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 86 |
*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.