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 Illinois at Chicago. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIC paid an average of $993 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $692 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from UIC is $93,342 per year. That is 49% higher than the national average of $62,743.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UIC offers online option in its public health doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 70.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.4% of the public health doctor’s degrees at UIC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 114 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 2 |
| Medicine | 315 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 179 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 76 |
*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.