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 University of Connecticut. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public health, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UCONN paid an average of $2,157 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $940 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 | $16,908 | $38,820 |
| Fees | $2,756 | $2,756 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from UCONN is $56,415 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $49,599.
UCONN 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 UCONN Online Learning page.
About 77.4% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.9% of the public health master’s degrees at UCONN in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 12 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 20 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 |
| Medical Science | 3 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.