Overview

Department of Public Health / Department of Public Health is located in Waco, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Public Health (MPH)	BSPH/MPH	Community health
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Environmental health science
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Epidemiology
Master of Science/Master of Public Health (MS/MPH)	Environmental health science
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Community health

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

616

Applied

488

Accepted

432

Enrolled

Applying

180

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$104,992

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

269

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	22.3%
Black or African American	28.62%
White or Caucasian	31%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.74%
Asian	5.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.37%
Two or more races	7.06%
Unknown	1.49%

Gender

Male (13%)

Female (86%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Physical activity in rural America, HPV vaccination uptake, HIV and cannabis use, healthy aging, global health, sexual violence, animal-human interaction, health literacy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1311 S 5th St.
Waco, TX  76798
United States

Contact Dr. Eva I. Doyle
Chair
Email: Eva_Doyle@baylor.edu
Phone: 254-7104023

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