by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General 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 Georgia Southern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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The online MPH degree at SNHU gives you a solid grounding in the scientific basis of public health, preparing you to effect change for entire populations.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GaSou was $1,105 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,986 | $19,890 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from GaSou make an average of $41,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the GaSou public health master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.4% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at GaSou in 2019-2020, 70.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 20 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 41 |
| Allied Health Professions | 9 |
| Nursing | 37 |
*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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