by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Health/Medical Physics. 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 Rhode Island. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at URI paid an average of $1,512 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $783 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,096 | $27,214 |
| Fees | $1,868 | $1,868 |
URI does not offer an online option for its public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the URI Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
None of the public health master’s degree recipients at URI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Health/Medical Physics | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 23 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 39 |
| Nursing | 34 |
*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.