by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UofSC was ranked #71 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for public health majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UofSC paid an average of $1,397 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $512 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,288 | $33,528 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,085 | $1,085 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,962 | $10,962 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,386 | $4,386 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at UofSC took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UofSC is $30,952 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $32,049.
UofSC 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 UofSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.2% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Around 26.1% of public health bachelor’s degree recipients at UofSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 52 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 285 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Public Health | 399 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 46 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 84 |
| Nursing | 239 |
*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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