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 University at Albany. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UAlbany paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. 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 | $2,125 | $2,125 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from UAlbany is $54,053 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the UAlbany 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 UAlbany Online Learning page.
About 83.8% 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 UAlbany in 2019-2020, 26.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 71 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 111 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 30 |
*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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