by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University at Buffalo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $471 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 | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from University at Buffalo is $50,161 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $49,599.
University at Buffalo does not offer an online option for its public health master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.5% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.9% of the public health master’s degrees at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 45 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 10 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 29 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 14 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 8 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 58 |
*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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