by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Tufts 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.
Part-time graduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,799 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,196 | $54,196 |
| Fees | $972 | $972 |
public health who receive their master’s degree from Tufts make an average of $64,493 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Tufts 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 Tufts Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.2% 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 Tufts in 2019-2020, 31.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Services Administration | 16 |
| Other Public Health | 50 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 |
| Medical Science | 10 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 15 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 46 |
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*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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