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 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 UGA was $1,050 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $370 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from UGA is $44,102 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $49,599.
UGA 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 UGA Online Learning page.
About 78.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at UGA in 2019-2020, 39.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 57 |
| Environmental Health | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 4 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 13 |
*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.