by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Lehman College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’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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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 Lehman was ranked #271 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #31 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Lehman paid an average of $620 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,776 | $14,776 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lehman took out an average of $20,700 in student loans. That is 18% lower than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehman is $31,547 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,049.
Lehman 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 Lehman 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 93.8% of the public health bachelor’s degrees at Lehman in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 10 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 54 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 103 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 228 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 40 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 79 |
| Nursing | 197 |
*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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