by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Harvard 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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The online MPH degree at SNHU gives you a solid grounding in the scientific basis of public health, preparing you to effect change for entire populations.
BS in Community Health Education
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Harvard paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
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The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from Harvard is $84,653 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $62,743.
Online degrees for the Harvard 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 Harvard Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 59.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.6% of the public health doctor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 17 |
| Environmental Health | 4 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 6 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 34 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 11 |
| Medicine | 179 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 5 |
*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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