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University of Virginia

Public Health, General (51.2201)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Public Health
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MPH
2010 CIP Code: 512201

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/2003
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  04/2003
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19666848
2019-20626639
2020-21768750
2021-22789156
2022-23708148

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,339




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19321648
2019-2031839
2020-2142850
2021-22411556
2022-23331548
Five Year Summary17962241
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years6310452411712012241



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)8825%$66,843$112,363$235,613
2013-14 (8 years)10226%$69,042$94,286$186,505
2016-17 (5 years)14727%$64,443$82,787$146,292
2018-19 (3 years)18538%$50,797$73,680$97,254
2020-21 (18 months)21843%$40,836$53,614$82,136



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-187951.0%$ 20,282$ 24,239$ 26,373$ 34,010
2014-15 to 2018-198847.6%$ 20,282$ 20,283$ 26,928$ 35,173
2015-16 to 2019-209246.9%$ 20,282$ 20,284$ 26,965$ 34,566
2016-17 to 2020-2110246.8%$ 20,282$ 23,661$ 27,809$ 35,713
2017-18 to 2021-2210847.6%$ 20,282$ 20,284$ 27,154$ 35,418
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-188051.6%$ 23,636$ 36,502$ 38,621$ 50,052
2014-15 to 2018-198948.1%$ 26,102$ 38,138$ 41,291$ 52,391
2015-16 to 2019-209347.4%$ 24,594$ 39,680$ 41,494$ 52,391
2016-17 to 2020-2110347.2%$ 26,292$ 40,564$ 42,616$ 55,050
2017-18 to 2021-2211048.5%$ 26,570$ 40,831$ 42,808$ 53,137


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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