by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Tulane University of Louisiana. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Tulane was $3,167 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,090 | $59,090 |
| Fees | $2,086 | $2,086 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from Tulane is $76,460 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $62,743.
Tulane does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tulane Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 68.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.4%.
Around 12.5% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at Tulane in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Environmental Health | 1 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 5 |
| Other Public Health | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 197 |
| Other Health Professions | 2 |
*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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