by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic 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 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UIC paid an average of $993 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $692 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 | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from UIC make an average of $59,467 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $49,599.
UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.1% 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%.
Around 47.5% of public health master’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27 |
| Black or African American | 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 69 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 130 |
| Health Services Administration | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 33 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 14 |
| Medical Science | 4 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 5 |
*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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