by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Community Health and Preventive Medicine. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at SUNY Cortland. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 SUNY Cortland was ranked #163 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #24 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Cortland paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,607 | $1,607 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,100 | $13,100 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,860 | $2,860 |
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Online degrees for the SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 80.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at SUNY Cortland in 2019-2020, 37.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 40 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 48 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 19 |
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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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