by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Health Education and Promotion. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Western Oregon 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Western Oregon State College was ranked #317 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #6 in Oregon.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Western Oregon State College was $602 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $184 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,280 | $27,090 |
| Fees | $1,914 | $1,914 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,389 | $10,389 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,487 | $2,487 |
Learn more about Western Oregon State College tuition and fees.
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 Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College is $32,806 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.5% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. 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 Western Oregon State College in 2019-2020, 38.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 54 |
*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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