by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Iowa. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Iowa paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $648 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 | $10,079 | $26,026 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa is $69,338 per year. That is 40% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Iowa 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 Iowa Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.1% of the public health master’s degrees at Iowa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 69 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 43 |
| Environmental Health | 8 |
| Health Services Administration | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 27 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 20 |
| Allied Health Professions | 25 |
| Medical Science | 2 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 13 |
*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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