by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Maryland - College Park. 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for public health majors, UMCP came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Maryland.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMCP paid an average of $1,456 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $367 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,824 | $34,936 |
| Fees | $1,955 | $1,955 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,256 | $13,256 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,522 | $2,522 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMCP in Public Health walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMCP is $38,878 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $32,049.
UMCP 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 UMCP Online Learning page.
About 80.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at UMCP in 2019-2020, 61.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 82 |
| Black or African American | 111 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 154 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 96 |
| Other Public Health | 321 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 63 |
*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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