by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UWM paid an average of $1,508 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $669 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 | $10,701 | $24,132 |
| Fees | $1,163 | $1,163 |
UWM 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 UWM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the public health students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UWM in public health at 2019-2020, none were 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 | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 2 |
| Other Public Health | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 25 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2 |
| Nursing | 44 |
| Other Health Professions | 3 |
*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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