Public Health: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of public health graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 231 colleges. National median: $43,165, rising to $58,119 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	$117,531	—	—
2	Bentley University	MA	$78,149	—	—
3	Utah State University	UT	$77,239	$93,161	—
4	Oakland University	MI	$75,782	$85,266	$21,000
5	Illinois State University	IL	$72,984	$84,790	$16,533
6	Tacoma Community College	WA	$71,299	—	—
7	Walden University	MN	$64,877	$63,061	$31,167
8	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$58,438	$67,452	$13,375
9	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$57,363	$76,572	$11,000
10	Baylor University	TX	$57,091	—	$21,587
11	National University	CA	$56,313	$70,340	$35,969
12	George Washington University	DC	$55,305	$87,217	$19,500
13	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$54,779	$56,114	$19,500
14	American Public University System	WV	$54,702	$59,240	$19,815
15	Tufts University	MA	$54,429	$75,448	$16,500
16	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$54,242	$58,520	$19,900
17	St Petersburg College	FL	$53,791	$59,200	$25,750
18	Regis College	MA	$53,204	$63,892	—
19	Nazareth University	NY	$52,519	$47,851	$26,125
20	Missouri Southern State University	MO	$52,382	$63,965	—
21	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	$52,269	$53,245	$27,085
22	Duke University	NC	$51,770	$101,771	$15,000
23	New York University	NY	$51,627	$70,840	$8,893
24	Syracuse University	NY	$50,980	$69,776	$24,322
25	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$50,265	$68,038	$18,967
26	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$50,156	$50,932	—
27	American University	DC	$49,977	$70,831	$19,500
28	Kennesaw State University	GA	$49,744	$61,665	$23,306
29	Monroe University	NY	$49,284	$56,526	$24,409
30	Portland State University	OR	$49,137	$58,860	$19,500
31	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$49,069	$64,275	$23,000
32	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$49,069	$64,275	$23,000
33	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$48,919	—	$15,000
34	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$48,812	$74,633	$19,500
35	Boise State University	ID	$48,637	—	$16,262
36	Capella University	MN	$48,208	—	$25,210
37	Tarleton State University	TX	$48,193	—	—
38	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$48,172	$56,615	$12,443
39	University of St Thomas	MN	$47,932	$59,389	—
40	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$47,921	$63,016	—
41	Carroll University	WI	$47,826	$66,494	—
42	Eastern Florida State College	FL	$47,818	$53,408	$18,375
43	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	$47,812	$55,418	$21,500
44	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$47,487	$65,429	$23,250
45	Roger Williams University	RI	$47,399	—	$20,350
46	St Catherine University	MN	$46,873	$61,169	$23,125
47	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	$46,838	$75,867	$22,000
48	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$46,462	$63,666	$12,059
49	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$46,462	$63,666	$12,059
50	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$46,462	$63,666	$12,059
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$46,449	—	$20,500
52	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$46,386	—	$17,125
53	Lake Washington Institute of Technology	WA	$46,284	—	—
54	The University of Tampa	FL	$46,268	$58,777	$23,500
55	La Salle University	PA	$46,098	$50,517	$27,000
56	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	$46,083	$52,247	$49,838
57	Truman State University	MO	$45,995	$60,157	$20,750
58	Oregon State University	OR	$45,888	$62,633	$20,500
59	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$45,888	$62,633	$20,500
60	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$45,870	$57,800	$15,316
61	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$45,865	$50,826	$20,338
62	American International College	MA	$45,778	$58,245	$27,000
63	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany	NY	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
64	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North	NY	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
65	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo	NY	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
66	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece	NY	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
67	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma	OH	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
68	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach	VA	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
69	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa	WI	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
70	Bryant & Stratton College-Online	NY	$45,692	$47,437	$44,120
71	South University-Montgomery	AL	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
72	South University-West Palm Beach	FL	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
73	South University-Savannah	GA	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
74	South University-Columbia	SC	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
75	South University-Tampa	FL	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
76	South University-Richmond	VA	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
77	South University-Virginia Beach	VA	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
78	South University-Savannah Online	GA	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
79	South University-Austin	TX	$45,579	$45,993	$44,894
80	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$45,518	$61,757	$16,000
81	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$45,486	—	$27,000
82	Central Washington University	WA	$45,204	$62,435	$19,926
83	California Baptist University	CA	$44,977	$77,329	$26,188
84	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$44,960	—	—
85	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$44,867	$66,892	$18,505
86	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$44,604	$79,113	$11,700
87	Temple University	PA	$44,581	$57,499	$25,000
88	East Texas A&M University	TX	$44,546	—	$27,747
89	California State University-Northridge	CA	$44,294	$55,989	$13,950
90	Robert Morris University	PA	$44,286	—	—
91	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$44,251	$56,955	$21,250
92	Central Michigan University	MI	$44,239	—	—
93	Weber State University	UT	$44,138	$50,046	$16,722
94	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$44,117	$53,997	$25,000
95	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$44,105	$65,978	$16,640
96	Moravian University	PA	$44,083	—	—
97	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$44,043	—	$20,500
98	Delaware State University	DE	$43,745	$54,993	$25,750
99	Rasmussen University-Florida	FL	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
100	Rasmussen University-Minnesota	MN	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
101	Rasmussen University-North Dakota	ND	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
102	Rasmussen University-Illinois	IL	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
103	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin	WI	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
104	Rasmussen University-Kansas	KS	$43,726	$49,032	$37,075
105	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$43,695	$58,603	$17,125
106	Western Oregon University	OR	$43,576	$52,452	$23,400
107	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$43,552	$53,124	$23,000
108	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$43,491	$63,884	—
109	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$43,422	$70,369	$16,859
110	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$43,363	$59,639	$25,000
111	Radford University	VA	$43,321	—	$18,350
112	University of Arizona	AZ	$43,299	$66,937	$20,505
113	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$43,286	$61,390	$15,000
114	Tennessee State University	TN	$43,245	—	$27,000
115	Hofstra University	NY	$43,172	$58,610	$26,000
116	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$43,165	$60,530	$26,000
117	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$43,059	$66,722	$20,500
118	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$42,993	$63,854	$21,500
119	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$42,963	$42,410	$24,000
120	Kent State University at Trumbull	OH	$42,925	$54,544	$24,250
121	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$42,925	$54,544	$24,250
122	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$42,624	$51,990	$18,314
123	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$42,543	$78,928	$15,045
124	George Mason University	VA	$42,516	$65,358	$18,337
125	CUNY York College	NY	$42,493	$52,679	—
126	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$42,492	$60,722	$20,000
127	Montclair State University	NJ	$42,463	$55,681	$21,500
128	University of Utah	UT	$42,413	$55,200	—
129	Augustana College	IL	$42,349	$69,086	$27,000
130	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$42,323	—	$12,000
131	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$42,217	—	$21,902
132	University of California-San Diego	CA	$42,151	$66,110	$12,673
133	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$42,080	$56,466	$15,248
134	Brigham Young University	UT	$42,058	$51,996	$12,500
135	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$42,012	$54,456	$23,250
136	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$42,003	—	$15,500
137	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$41,985	$75,679	$27,000
138	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$41,952	$72,328	$15,750
139	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$41,927	—	$25,000
140	University of Arkansas	AR	$41,880	$67,891	$21,500
141	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$41,863	$54,228	$18,527
142	University of New Orleans	LA	$41,855	—	—
143	SUNY College of Technology at Canton	NY	$41,814	—	$22,981
144	University of Iowa	IA	$41,739	—	$22,500
145	Utah Valley University	UT	$41,701	$49,432	$14,088
146	Plymouth State University	NH	$41,692	$52,870	—
147	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$41,620	$66,732	$15,000
148	Sam Houston State University	TX	$41,535	$50,970	$23,500
149	Winona State University	MN	$41,529	$47,291	$23,481
150	Old Dominion University	VA	$41,509	—	$25,444
151	California State University-Chico	CA	$41,491	—	$15,000
152	University of California-Irvine	CA	$41,417	$60,430	$12,551
153	Georgia Southern University	GA	$41,355	$49,881	$25,500
154	Georgia State University	GA	$41,330	$48,896	$25,000
155	Allegheny College	PA	$41,240	$64,595	$27,000
156	Florida National University-Main Campus	FL	$41,095	$51,212	$42,450
157	University of South Florida	FL	$40,894	$53,560	$17,500
158	Stockton University	NJ	$40,592	$59,871	$23,250
159	Elon University	NC	$40,495	$81,153	$20,976
160	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$40,449	$63,965	$21,500
161	North Carolina Central University	NC	$40,115	—	$29,870
162	San Diego State University	CA	$40,070	$60,904	$16,066
163	Texas State University	TX	$40,052	$54,229	$19,985
164	University of Rochester	NY	$39,925	—	$19,000
165	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$39,900	$52,438	$17,133
166	University of Delaware	DE	$39,871	$70,793	$25,000
167	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$39,634	$51,086	$23,250
168	California State University-Fresno	CA	$39,599	$51,693	$16,125
169	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$39,575	$65,961	$13,811
170	University of South Carolina Beaufort	SC	$39,563	—	$24,107
171	University at Buffalo	NY	$39,428	—	$19,500
172	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$39,277	$43,524	—
173	Fort Lewis College	CO	$39,265	$47,830	—
174	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$39,262	—	$16,500
175	East Carolina University	NC	$39,194	$59,566	$21,000
176	Utah Tech University	UT	$39,105	—	—
177	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$38,975	$56,371	$18,000
178	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$38,890	—	$15,844
179	The University of Alabama	AL	$38,855	$51,588	$23,250
180	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	$38,493	$53,988	$21,375
181	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$38,470	$58,715	$21,437
182	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$38,186	$58,119	$16,250
183	Austin College	TX	$38,129	—	$20,500
184	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$38,109	$46,320	$26,750
185	University of Florida	FL	$38,087	$68,605	$13,750
186	University of Florida-Online	FL	$38,087	$68,605	$13,750
187	Liberty University	VA	$38,008	$48,926	$20,500
188	Chapman University	CA	$37,940	$72,529	$21,000
189	Governors State University	IL	$37,901	$51,027	$21,500
190	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$37,655	$44,015	$13,500
191	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$37,599	$44,398	$23,500
192	Georgia College & State University	GA	$37,576	$62,386	$25,000
193	University of California-Merced	CA	$37,465	$56,393	$15,000
194	University of Kentucky	KY	$37,391	$59,163	$23,891
195	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$37,281	$48,238	$25,500
196	Benedict College	SC	$37,223	—	$27,776
197	SUNY College at Potsdam	NY	$37,176	—	—
198	College of Charleston	SC	$37,169	$55,660	$19,625
199	Appalachian State University	NC	$37,011	$49,039	$20,000
200	West Virginia University	WV	$36,990	$64,888	$20,812
201	East Tennessee State University	TN	$36,970	$52,543	—
202	University of Georgia	GA	$36,820	$78,085	$17,220
203	Kean University	NJ	$36,817	—	$18,000
204	Florida State University	FL	$36,679	—	$13,724
205	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$36,593	$54,188	$21,000
206	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$36,546	—	$10,237
207	Murray State University	KY	$36,323	$51,848	$24,375
208	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$36,200	—	$18,000
209	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$36,096	$47,652	$24,937
210	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$35,684	—	$23,250
211	University of Louisville	KY	$35,544	$56,057	$16,635
212	Southwest University at El Paso	TX	$35,511	$40,984	$50,312
213	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	$35,333	$45,401	$25,750
214	McNeese State University	LA	$35,224	—	$23,000
215	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$35,208	$52,517	$15,350
216	Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	$35,197	$63,204	$26,750
217	University at Albany	NY	$35,083	$64,456	$20,500
218	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$35,026	—	$19,855
219	Wayne State University	MI	$35,005	$55,302	$18,750
220	Roanoke College	VA	$34,928	—	$27,000
221	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$34,829	$57,296	$13,101
222	SUNY Brockport	NY	$33,456	$48,099	$19,250
223	University of Lynchburg	VA	$31,276	$57,945	$22,492
224	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$30,745	$47,419	$21,667
225	Mississippi University for Women	MS	$30,607	$38,325	$22,500
226	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$30,303	$44,665	$23,500
227	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$29,917	$36,436	$24,155
228	Shenandoah University	VA	$27,986	—	$20,500
229	Mercer University	GA	$27,283	$60,401	$23,394
230	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	$25,697	$42,267	$18,326
231	University of the Ozarks	AR	$25,096	$49,174	$24,625

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do public health graduates earn?

The median college reports $43,165 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in public health and $58,119 four years after. The highest is $117,531 at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

How much student debt do public health graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,994 at the typical college.