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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Doctorate in Public Policy

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Public Policy Analysis. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Public Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public policy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Public Policy from UTHealth Cost?

$9,883 Average Tuition and Fees

UTHealth Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UTHealth paid an average of $912 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 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 $7,984 $31,005
Fees $1,899 $1,899

Does UTHealth Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Policy?

Online degrees for the UTHealth public policy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHealth Online Learning page.

UTHealth Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Policy

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
76.9% Women
30.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 13 doctor’s degrees in public policy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 76.9% of the public policy students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.8% of the public policy doctor’s degrees at UTHealth in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Public Policy Focus Areas at UTHealth

Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 13

References

*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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