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University of Massachusetts Amherst Master’s in Public Health

99 Master's Degrees Awarded
$62,260 Average Salary

Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Health from UMass Amherst Cost?

$16,235 Average Tuition and Fees

UMass Amherst Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $779 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 $14,014 $30,120
Fees $2,221 $2,221

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Public Health From UMass Amherst?

$62,260 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public health who receive their master’s degree from UMass Amherst make an average of $62,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $49,599.

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Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online Master’s in Public Health?

Online degrees for the UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst Online Learning page.

UMass Amherst Master’s Student Diversity for Public Health

99 Master's Degrees Awarded
81.8% Women
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 99 master’s degrees in public health handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 81.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 27.3% of public health master’s degree recipients at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 57
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Master’s in Public Health Focus Areas at UMass Amherst

Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Health 68
Environmental Health 5
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 15
Health Services Administration 11

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 21
Nursing 34

View All Public Health Related Majors >

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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