by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $517 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
public health who receive their doctor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $62,743.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill public health doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 92.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public health at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 64.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 9 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 5 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 13 |
| Dentistry | 83 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 22 |
| Medicine | 170 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 168 |
*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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