by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. 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 UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from UW - Madison make an average of $61,888 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison public health master’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.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 79.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 12.9% of public health master’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 50 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 8 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Allied Health Professions | 51 |
| Medical Science | 3 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 7 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 35 |
*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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