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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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 SIUC was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,758 | $4,758 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from SIUC make an average of $39,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% lower than the national average of $49,599.
SIUC 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 SIUC 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at SIUC in 2019-2020, 75.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 55 |
| Allied Health Professions | 84 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 39 |
*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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