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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master’s in Public Health

178 Master's Degrees Awarded
$56,825 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Health from UNC Chapel Hill Cost?

$12,522 Average Tuition and Fees

UNC Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $517 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 $10,552 $28,278
Fees $1,970 $1,970

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Public Health From UNC Chapel Hill?

$56,825 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public health who receive their master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill make an average of $56,825 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $49,599.

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Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online Master’s in Public Health?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UNC Chapel Hill offers online option in its public health master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.

UNC Chapel Hill Master’s Student Diversity for Public Health

178 Master's Degrees Awarded
82.0% Women
28.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 178 students received their master’s degree in public health. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 82.0% of the public health students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 28.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 11
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 118
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Master’s in Public Health Focus Areas at UNC Chapel Hill

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Health 102
Public Health Education and Promotion 41
Maternal and Child Health 35

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 26
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 25
Health & Medical Administrative Services 103
Allied Health Professions 19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 5

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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.

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