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 Southern Connecticut State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public health, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SCSU was $444 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $438 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,865 | $20,044 |
| Fees | $5,484 | $6,614 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from SCSU is $59,762 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $49,599.
SCSU 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 SCSU Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 76.2%.
Around 37.5% of public health master’s degree recipients at SCSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 40 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 27 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 2 |
| Nursing | 35 |
*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.