by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UNCW was ranked #128 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #6 in North Carolina.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNCW paid an average of $564 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $191 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,443 | $18,508 |
| Fees | $2,738 | $2,738 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,130 | $1,130 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,346 | $11,346 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,141 | $6,141 |
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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 UNCW in Public Health walked away with an average of $22,500 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNCW is $32,029 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the UNCW 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 UNCW Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 92.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at UNCW in 2019-2020, 27.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 64 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 7 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 83 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 8 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 49 |
| Nursing | 727 |
| Other Health Professions | 46 |
*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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