by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Community Health and Preventive Medicine. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Sacred Heart 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Sacred Heart 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 | $34,806 | $34,806 |
Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the public health master’s degrees at Sacred Heart in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 39 |
| Allied Health Professions | 37 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 49 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 41 |
| Nursing | 199 |
*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.
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