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 Kentucky. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UK paid an average of $1,771 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $678 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,189 | $31,867 |
| Fees | $1,349 | $1,349 |
UK does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the public health students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Around 11.1% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at UK in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 72 |
| Medicine | 136 |
| Medical Science | 2 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 146 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 80 |
*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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