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 University of Lynchburg. 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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Part-time undergraduates at Lynchburg paid an average of $555 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,910 | $40,910 |
| Fees | $970 | $970 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,138 | $12,138 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,050 | $2,050 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lynchburg in Public Health walked away with an average of $30,323 in student debt. That is 21% higher than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lynchburg is $32,653 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,049.
Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.1% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at Lynchburg in 2019-2020, 22.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 31 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 43 |
*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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