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 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 UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $517 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 | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill make an average of $56,825 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $49,599.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UNC Chapel Hill offers online option in its public health master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.0% 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 UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 28.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 118 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 102 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 41 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 26 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 25 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 103 |
| Allied Health Professions | 19 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 |
*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.