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University of South Carolina - Columbia Doctorate in Public Health

36 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$69,338 Average Salary

Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Public Health from UofSC Cost?

$14,137 Average Tuition and Fees

UofSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UofSC paid an average of $1,240 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $572 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,737 $29,760
Fees $400 $400

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Public Health From UofSC?

$69,338 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public health who receive their doctor’s degree from UofSC make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $62,743.

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Does UofSC Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Health?

UofSC does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.

UofSC Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Health

36 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
63.9% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 36 doctor’s degrees in public health awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 63.9% of the students who received their Doctorate in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of public health doctor’s degree recipients at UofSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Doctorate in Public Health Focus Areas at UofSC

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Health 13
Environmental Health 11
Public Health Education and Promotion 12

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 4
Medicine 187
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 109
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 21
Nursing 18

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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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