Best Schools for Public Health
Public Health graduates earn a median of $58,526 within four years of graduating, ranking #170 out of 283 tracked majors — 6% below the median across all fields. There are 193 colleges nationwide with tracked earnings for this major, producing 14,524 recent graduates.
Where you study matters: Duke University graduates earn $101,771 while Mississippi University for Women graduates earn $38,325 — a $63,446 difference. Factors like location, employer networks, co-op programs, and curriculum focus drive this gap. Across all fields, though, which major you pick separates earnings more than which college does.
Early career salary growth is modest: Public Health graduates see an average 3% increase between year 1 and year 2 post-graduation, reflecting career advancement and skill development in the first years after college.
Public vs Private: Public Health
Private schools produce $3,829 more in early earnings on average for Public Health graduates. Factor in tuition difference to calculate which offers better ROI.
Public Health by State
Also by state: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Top Public Health Schools by Graduate Earnings
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private
Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private
George Washington University
Washington, DC · Private
Montana Technological University
Butte, MT · Public
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · Public
Illinois State University
Normal, IL · Public
Elon University
Elon, NC · Private
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · Private
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA · Private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA · Public
Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private
Rivier University
Nashua, NH · Private
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private
Chapman University
Orange, CA · Private
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC · Public
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
New York University
New York, NY · Private
American University
Washington, DC · Private
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public
National University
San Diego, CA · Private
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · Public
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK · Public
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · Public
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · Public
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI · Private
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · Public
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · Public
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA · Public
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV · Public
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · Private
Simmons University
Boston, MA · Private
University at Albany
Albany, NY · Public
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ · Private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median 2 years after graduation for bachelor's degree holders, from the field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release — Scorecard publishes the two separately.
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