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 Missouri - Columbia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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 Mizzou paid an average of $1,081 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $395 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 | $9,478 | $25,946 |
| Fees | $1,247 | $1,247 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $44,356 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $49,599.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Mizzou does offer online classes in its public health master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
About 78.6% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 17.1% of public health master’s degree recipients at Mizzou 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 53 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 70 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 21 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 40 |
| Allied Health Professions | 7 |
| Medical Science | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2 |
*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.