by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. 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 UNM paid an average of $1,027 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $329 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,920 | $18,489 |
| Fees | $1,401 | $1,401 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from UNM is $53,358 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the UNM public health master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 79.4% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at UNM in 2019-2020, 41.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 17 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 4 |
| Health Services Administration | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 36 |
| Dental Support Services | 9 |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 25 |
*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.