by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Capella University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Capella University paid an average of $547 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,767 | $14,767 |
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The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from Capella University is $82,440 per year. That is 31% higher than the national average of $62,743.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the public health doctor’s degree program at Capella University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Capella University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Around 55.4% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at Capella University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Services Administration | 9 |
| Other Public Health | 47 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 55 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 6 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 41 |
| Nursing | 173 |
*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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