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 master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Tulane paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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 master’s degree from Tulane is $48,901 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $49,599.
Tulane does not offer an online option for its public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tulane Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.1% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.0% of the public health master’s degrees at Tulane in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 66 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 24 |
| Environmental Health | 22 |
| Health Services Administration | 14 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 9 |
| Other Public Health | 50 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 10 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Medical Science | 3 |
| Other Health Professions | 32 |
*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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