by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Community Health and Preventive Medicine. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. 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 UW - La Crosse paid an average of $1,035 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $481 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 | $8,651 | $18,637 |
| Fees | $1,401 | $1,401 |
UW - La Crosse 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 UW - La Crosse Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public health at UW - La Crosse in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 52 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 26 |
*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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