by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public 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 Rivier 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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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 Rivier was ranked #384 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #8 in New Hampshire.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Rivier was $360 per credit hour 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 | $33,410 | $33,410 |
| Fees | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,962 | $13,962 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,338 | $2,338 |
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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 Rivier in Public Health walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rivier is $35,060 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the Rivier 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 Rivier Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. 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 Rivier 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 | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| 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 | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 149 |
*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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