Public Health: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of public health graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 224 colleges. National median: $64,634, rising to $79,601 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Arcadia University	PA	$116,045	$116,631	—
2	Touro University California	CA	$110,594	$143,582	$192,908
3	University of Wyoming	WY	$109,671	$101,385	—
4	Vanderbilt University	TN	$108,218	$166,705	$67,512
5	Montana Technological University	MT	$106,252	$108,351	$23,592
6	Harvard University	MA	$104,048	$153,029	$66,000
7	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	$94,236	—	—
8	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$94,236	—	—
9	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$90,289	$110,900	$60,860
10	University of Rochester	NY	$86,765	—	—
11	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$83,496	—	—
12	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$83,496	—	—
13	Weber State University	UT	$83,203	$104,668	$35,172
14	Augusta University	GA	$81,123	$89,528	—
15	University of San Francisco	CA	$80,381	$90,920	$86,854
16	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	MA	$79,541	$87,975	$74,574
17	Campbell University	NC	$79,341	$84,266	$64,335
18	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	$79,109	—	$41,000
19	Tufts University	MA	$78,651	$106,072	$117,242
20	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$78,539	$92,611	$54,678
21	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$78,539	$92,611	$54,678
22	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$78,534	$99,605	$67,861
23	Medical College of Wisconsin	WI	$77,939	—	—
24	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$77,774	$90,435	$59,524
25	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$77,407	$98,728	$66,000
26	Brown University	RI	$76,516	$87,924	$65,732
27	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	IA	$76,204	$98,886	$35,639
28	Concordia University-Nebraska	NE	$75,962	$73,297	—
29	Claremont Graduate University	CA	$75,913	$91,103	—
30	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$75,577	$96,194	$43,500
31	Monroe University	NY	$75,065	$79,573	$38,097
32	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$74,490	—	$49,172
33	San Francisco State University	CA	$73,971	$79,053	—
34	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	PA	$73,858	$142,151	—
35	Los Angeles Pacific University	CA	$73,649	$92,519	—
36	George Washington University	DC	$73,616	$92,573	$77,537
37	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$73,570	$85,904	$47,995
38	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$73,570	$85,904	$47,995
39	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$73,411	$88,156	$52,307
40	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$73,377	$94,566	$32,205
41	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$73,333	$84,978	$23,280
42	A T Still University of Health Sciences	MO	$73,147	$102,888	$61,544
43	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$73,122	$79,484	—
44	Loma Linda University	CA	$73,018	$97,888	$68,948
45	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$72,884	—	$52,632
46	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster	PA	$72,884	—	$52,632
47	San Diego State University	CA	$72,635	$83,325	$38,106
48	Chamberlain University-Illinois	IL	$72,442	—	$30,158
49	University of California-San Francisco	CA	$72,432	$84,632	$60,088
50	Morehouse School of Medicine	GA	$72,345	$85,239	—
51	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$71,917	$93,116	$41,000
52	University of Iowa	IA	$71,822	$103,005	$37,122
53	Stony Brook University	NY	$71,699	$81,990	—
54	Temple University	PA	$71,641	$87,879	$45,500
55	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$71,592	$92,640	$52,920
56	Oregon State University	OR	$71,489	$79,623	$41,000
57	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$71,489	$79,623	$41,000
58	University of California-Irvine	CA	$71,298	$95,681	$49,833
59	Cornell University	NY	$71,140	—	$74,275
60	Duke University	NC	$71,129	$80,065	—
61	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$71,026	$101,308	$42,492
62	Boston University	MA	$70,983	$88,820	$65,921
63	Simmons University	MA	$70,908	—	$47,834
64	University of Utah	UT	$70,758	$70,327	$39,000
65	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$70,605	$70,335	$36,940
66	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$70,384	$100,713	$35,018
67	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$70,384	$100,713	$35,018
68	Northeastern University	MA	$70,318	$81,227	$54,667
69	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$70,318	$81,227	$54,667
70	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$70,073	$89,402	$51,826
71	University of North Dakota	ND	$69,989	—	—
72	Benedictine University	IL	$69,888	$79,533	$75,574
73	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	$69,771	$100,687	$56,010
74	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$69,559	$86,103	$35,367
75	University of Bridgeport	CT	$69,316	—	$38,166
76	California State University-Northridge	CA	$69,311	$83,400	$37,000
77	University of Southern Maine	ME	$69,294	$88,404	—
78	George Mason University	VA	$69,266	$83,248	$37,941
79	Sacred Heart University	CT	$69,252	—	—
80	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$69,196	$92,024	$46,138
81	Northwestern University	IL	$69,082	$82,202	$58,012
82	University of New England	ME	$69,053	$82,453	$37,605
83	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$68,726	—	—
84	Emory University	GA	$68,670	$88,896	$66,000
85	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$68,358	$91,073	$34,799
86	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	NY	$67,967	$83,681	$28,695
87	University of Miami	FL	$67,768	—	$71,761
88	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$67,761	$88,743	$21,952
89	University of Southern California	CA	$67,637	$95,642	$88,374
90	Westminster University	UT	$67,552	—	—
91	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$67,356	$70,390	$36,270
92	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$66,807	$95,808	$44,390
93	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$66,354	$78,998	$56,700
94	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	CA	$66,319	$70,438	$40,500
95	Howard University	DC	$65,905	—	—
96	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$65,768	$86,115	$70,878
97	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	PA	$65,493	—	$41,000
98	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	$65,485	$79,858	$39,259
99	University of Connecticut	CT	$65,274	$89,596	$41,000
100	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$65,274	$89,596	$41,000
101	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$65,274	$89,596	$41,000
102	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$65,274	$89,596	$41,000
103	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$65,274	$89,596	$41,000
104	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$65,219	$72,617	—
105	University of Kansas	KS	$65,192	$81,232	—
106	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$65,118	$76,354	$41,000
107	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$64,970	$70,866	$43,377
108	California Baptist University	CA	$64,905	$78,489	$41,000
109	University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	$64,808	$71,032	$48,000
110	Montclair State University	NJ	$64,736	$69,383	$41,000
111	Capella University	MN	$64,710	$74,751	$43,001
112	University of South Florida	FL	$64,634	$79,273	$36,740
113	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$64,613	$68,228	$35,282
114	University of Arizona	AZ	$64,548	$75,977	$40,700
115	Eastern Washington University	WA	$64,463	$68,517	$27,944
116	West Virginia University	WV	$64,363	$65,874	$42,640
117	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$64,159	$68,242	$43,200
118	Columbia Southern University	AL	$64,071	$66,208	$46,332
119	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$63,729	$90,608	$40,858
120	National University	CA	$63,634	$73,936	$49,240
121	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	TX	$63,448	$81,983	$37,488
122	Hofstra University	NY	$63,322	$90,734	$55,683
123	Creighton University	NE	$63,164	$71,414	—
124	DePaul University	IL	$63,072	$64,207	$41,000
125	The University of Montana	MT	$63,061	—	$46,741
126	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$62,985	$83,782	$64,918
127	Wayne State University	MI	$62,899	$84,780	$39,231
128	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$62,821	—	—
129	Old Dominion University	VA	$62,787	$73,439	$70,167
130	University of Florida	FL	$62,774	$80,455	$33,294
131	Michigan State University	MI	$62,744	$81,743	$29,936
132	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$62,670	—	$25,062
133	Drexel University	PA	$62,645	$76,628	$58,898
134	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$62,600	—	$41,000
135	California State University-Fresno	CA	$62,470	—	—
136	Walden University	MN	$62,309	$72,906	$68,575
137	University of South Dakota	SD	$62,165	—	—
138	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$62,094	$90,383	$20,500
139	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$62,094	$90,383	$20,500
140	Meharry Medical College	TN	$62,053	$86,534	$100,434
141	Georgia State University	GA	$61,799	$74,337	$32,349
142	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$61,764	$63,538	—
143	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$61,713	$81,964	$79,398
144	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	$61,646	$71,142	—
145	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$61,584	$68,320	$44,516
146	Kent State University at Geauga	OH	$61,584	$68,320	$44,516
147	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$61,427	$62,353	$33,500
148	Central Michigan University	MI	$61,331	—	—
149	Northern Illinois University	IL	$61,283	$74,989	$43,000
150	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$61,235	$73,712	$39,105
151	Samford University	AL	$61,233	$92,506	—
152	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$61,169	$98,338	$40,516
153	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$61,104	$67,901	$40,196
154	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	AR	$61,042	$76,887	—
155	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$60,985	$71,510	$41,000
156	University at Albany	NY	$60,879	$77,882	$34,125
157	Florida National University-Main Campus	FL	$60,743	$64,291	$23,138
158	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$60,702	$73,036	$29,500
159	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$60,617	$69,637	$32,810
160	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$60,582	$61,155	$31,640
161	West Coast University-Texas	TX	$60,574	$86,490	$26,543
162	West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County	CA	$60,574	$86,490	$26,543
163	Cleveland State University	OH	$60,540	—	—
164	University of Delaware	DE	$60,466	—	—
165	University of Louisville	KY	$60,385	$78,535	$34,722
166	Purdue University Global	IN	$60,378	$62,315	$40,471
167	University of Kentucky	KY	$60,141	$100,253	$39,000
168	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	TX	$60,127	—	$37,583
169	University of North Florida	FL	$60,117	$63,367	$31,049
170	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$60,005	—	—
171	American Public University System	WV	$59,842	$79,601	$32,667
172	Western Michigan University	MI	$59,783	—	—
173	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$59,751	$55,930	$40,822
174	Mercer University	GA	$59,591	$73,262	$68,778
175	University of California-San Diego	CA	$59,542	—	$42,217
176	University of Vermont	VT	$59,331	$69,137	$34,009
177	University of California-Davis	CA	$59,221	$79,807	$27,372
178	East Carolina University	NC	$59,123	$76,699	$30,750
179	Boise State University	ID	$58,978	$72,621	—
180	East Tennessee State University	TN	$58,972	$76,210	$37,257
181	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$58,920	$75,127	$25,247
182	Western Kentucky University	KY	$58,836	$53,723	—
183	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$58,518	—	$36,177
184	University of Memphis	TN	$58,448	$75,873	$29,000
185	Baylor University	TX	$58,281	—	$99,194
186	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans	LA	$58,239	$59,016	$60,913
187	Saint Louis University	MO	$58,198	$76,995	$46,229
188	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$58,187	$87,995	—
189	Liberty University	VA	$58,114	$62,205	$33,967
190	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$57,689	$76,874	$54,528
191	Grand Valley State University	MI	$57,411	$66,677	$41,810
192	Oakland University	MI	$57,243	$68,517	$30,396
193	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$57,021	—	—
194	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$57,002	—	$41,000
195	St Catherine University	MN	$56,349	$68,314	$41,000
196	University at Buffalo	NY	$56,340	$87,916	$41,000
197	University of Georgia	GA	$56,107	$84,527	$34,628
198	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$56,072	$80,017	—
199	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$55,815	—	$19,600
200	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	$55,674	$47,272	—
201	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$55,373	$78,890	$46,696
202	Florida International University	FL	$55,199	$73,457	$39,400
203	Lamar University	TX	$55,051	$53,206	$36,794
204	Georgia Southern University	GA	$53,884	$69,775	$23,204
205	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$53,604	$61,233	—
206	University of Lynchburg	VA	$53,506	$58,054	—
207	Florida State University	FL	$53,465	$71,264	$43,750
208	University of Toledo	OH	$52,971	$72,026	—
209	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$52,867	$72,158	$41,000
210	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$52,686	$65,669	—
211	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$52,567	$68,053	$35,082
212	Bank Street College of Education	NY	$52,371	$51,486	$41,000
213	Widener University	PA	$51,988	—	$77,806
214	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$51,783	—	$46,756
215	Utah State University	UT	$51,062	—	$31,500
216	Jackson State University	MS	$50,771	$57,970	$51,250
217	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$49,517	$61,838	$41,000
218	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$49,127	$58,110	—
219	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$49,009	—	—
220	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$47,815	$63,897	—
221	Fort Valley State University	GA	$46,480	$54,144	—
222	Everglades University	FL	$44,824	$47,518	$61,500
223	Mississippi University for Women	MS	$37,565	$38,983	—
224	Ponce Health Sciences University	PR	$32,389	$42,084	$46,000

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 $64,634 in earnings one year after a master's degree in public health and $79,601 four years after. The highest is $116,045 at Arcadia University.

How much student debt do public health graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,000 at the typical college.