by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Behavioral Aspects of 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 Southern California. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
USC does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public health at USC in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 6 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 173 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 2 |
| Medicine | 173 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 209 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 183 |
*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.