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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences 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 SUNY Downstate paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 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 | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from SUNY Downstate is $54,053 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the SUNY Downstate 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 Downstate Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 71.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 78.3% of the public health master’s degrees at SUNY Downstate in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 46 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 33 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 25 |
| Nursing | 84 |
*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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