by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at VCU was $1,448 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $707 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from VCU is $39,369 per year. That is 21% lower than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the VCU 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 VCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.7% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.0% of the public health master’s degrees at VCU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 15 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 35 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 26 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 |
*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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