by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Georgia. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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 UGA was $1,050 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $370 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
public health who receive their doctor’s degree from UGA make an average of $75,889 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $62,743.
Online degrees for the UGA public health doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UGA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 90.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Around 45.5% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at UGA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Environmental Health | 2 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 1 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 141 |
*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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