by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
Online degrees for the UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 33.3% 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%.
Around 8.3% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Health/Medical Physics | 11 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Medicine | 159 |
| Medical Science | 3 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 142 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 48 |
*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.