by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Stony Brook 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SUNY Stony Brook was $963 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $471 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $2,483 | $2,483 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook is $59,350 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the SUNY Stony Brook 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 SUNY Stony Brook Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.4% 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 56.8% of the public health master’s degrees at SUNY Stony Brook in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 31 |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 20 |
| Allied Health Professions | 78 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 58 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 35 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 24 |
*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.