by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Health Education and Promotion. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Hunter College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Hunter was ranked #223 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #27 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Hunter paid an average of $620 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $452 | $452 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,976 | $9,976 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
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public health who receive their bachelor’s degree from Hunter make an average of $35,594 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Hunter does not offer an online option for its public health bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hunter Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 91.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at Hunter in 2019-2020, 87.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 32 |
| Nursing | 179 |
*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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