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 Jackson State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Jackson State paid an average of $960 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $460 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,270 | $8,270 |
| Fees | $175 | $1,175 |
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The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from Jackson State is $43,798 per year. That is 30% lower than the national average of $62,743.
Jackson State does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Jackson State Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Around 70.0% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at Jackson State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 10 |
*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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