by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Public Health/International 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 Allegheny College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The public health major at Allegheny is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Allegheny.
Part-time undergraduates at Allegheny paid an average of $2,103 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 undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,480 | $50,480 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,080 | $13,080 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about Allegheny tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at Allegheny took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $25,159.
Online degrees for the Allegheny public health bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Allegheny Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the public health bachelor’s degrees at Allegheny in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Public Health/International Health | 24 |
*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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