by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Health Education and Promotion. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mount Mercy University. 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 Mount Mercy 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 | $10,800 | $10,800 |
| Fees | $70 | $70 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Mount Mercy make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 80.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 20.0% of public health master’s degree recipients at Mount Mercy in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 20 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Nursing | 8 |
*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.