by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Walden 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, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Walden University paid an average of $715 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,272 | $10,272 |
| Fees | $444 | $444 |
public health who receive their doctor’s degree from Walden University make an average of $62,012 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $62,743.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Walden University offers online option in its public health doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.
About 66.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public health at Walden University in 2019-2020, 60.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 92 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 29 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 169 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 2 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 52 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 18 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 26 |
| Nursing | 221 |
*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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