by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions 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 master’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHealth was $912 per credit hour for out-of-state students. 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 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from UTHealth make an average of $48,667 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 73.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 58.9% of public health master’s degree recipients at UTHealth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 39 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 66 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 132 |
| Environmental Health | 11 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 54 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 27 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
| Medical Science | 6 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 21 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 48 |
*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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