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 master’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 following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,272 | $10,272 |
| Fees | $444 | $444 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Walden University make an average of $50,806 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the public health master’s degree program at Walden University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.1% 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 56.1% of the public health master’s degrees at Walden University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 78 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 37 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 106 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 74 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 17 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 310 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 415 |
| Nursing | 4,106 |
*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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