by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Public Health is a concentration offered under the public health major at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in general public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $779 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 | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
UMass Amherst does not offer an online option for its general public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.8% of the general public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.0%.
Around 26.5% of general public health master’s degree recipients at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health | 5 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 15 |
| Health Services Administration | 11 |
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*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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