by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Virginia Commonwealth University. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $707 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
Online degrees for the VCU 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 VCU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them 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 VCU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 2 |
| Other Public Health | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 102 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Medicine | 217 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 132 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 94 |
*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.