by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at East Carolina University. 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 bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #109 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #5 in North Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECU paid an average of $864 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $185 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,452 | $20,729 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,524 | $1,524 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,710 | $3,710 |
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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 ECU took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $25,159.
public health who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECU make an average of $29,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the ECU 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 ECU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.2% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Around 41.8% of public health bachelor’s degree recipients at ECU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 21 |
| Black or African American | 69 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 172 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health | 9 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 295 |
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*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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