Majors

Best Colleges for Public Health, by Earnings

397 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Public Health, about 17,766 degrees a year. Across the 166 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $59,276 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Duke University	NC	$101,771	33	5.7%
2	Utah State University	UT	$93,161	12	92.5%
3	University of Southern California	CA	$89,522	109	9.8%
4	George Washington University	DC	$87,217	129	47.1%
5	Montana Technological University	MT	$86,855	20	91.1%
6	Oakland University	MI	$85,266	19	87.8%
7	Illinois State University	IL	$84,790	26	88.2%
8	Elon University	NC	$81,153	33	66.4%
9	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$79,113	177	6.4%
10	University of Michigan	MI	$78,928	94	15.6%
11	University of Georgia	GA	$78,085	169	37.7%
12	California Baptist University	CA	$77,329	38	84.9%
13	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$76,572	202	11%
14	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	$75,867	36	28.2%
15	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$75,679	4	93.1%
16	Tufts University	MA	$75,448	77	11.5%
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$74,633	361	58.1%
18	Rivier University	NH	$72,965	3	82.6%
19	Drexel University	PA	$72,736	29	79.4%
20	Chapman University	CA	$72,529	103	65.4%
21	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	$72,419	12	49.9%
22	University of Maryland	MD	$72,328	416	44.8%
23	New York University	NY	$70,840	52	7.7%
24	American University	DC	$70,831	65	62%
25	University of Delaware	DE	$70,793	136	70.6%
26	Ohio State University	OH	$70,369	93	60.6%
27	National University	CA	$70,340	53
28	Syracuse University	NY	$69,776	53	45.9%
29	University of Florida	FL	$68,605	211	24.2%
30	Indiana University	IN	$68,038	170	78.2%
31	University of Arkansas	AR	$67,891	101	74.3%
32	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$67,452	66	78.1%
33	University of Arizona	AZ	$66,937	193	86.1%
34	Purdue University	IN	$66,892	49	49.9%
35	Texas A&M University	TX	$66,732	244	57.4%
36	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$66,722	49	62.3%
37	Carroll University	WI	$66,494	5	66.8%
38	University of California-San Diego	CA	$66,110	338	26.7%
39	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$65,978	170	42.4%
40	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$65,961	84	93.7%
41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$65,429	66	83%
42	George Mason University	VA	$65,358	178	87.5%
43	West Virginia University	WV	$64,888	51	89%
44	Allegheny College	PA	$64,595	16	54.6%
45	Simmons University	MA	$64,514	8	70%
46	University at Albany	NY	$64,456	46	69.1%
47	Rider University	NJ	$64,454	9	78.6%
48	Arizona State University	AZ	$64,275	43	89.9%
49	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$63,965	43	79.6%
50	Missouri Southern State University	MO	$63,965	16	97%
51	Regis College	MA	$63,892	9	69.8%
52	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$63,884	39	53.8%
53	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$63,854	266	59.7%
54	University of Washington	WA	$63,666	297	39.1%
55	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$63,666	122	90.6%
56	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$63,666	27	82.5%
57	Saint Louis University	MO	$63,652	54	75%
58	Agnes Scott College	GA	$63,621	19	62.2%
59	Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	$63,204	45	69%
60	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$63,016	19	82.3%
61	Oregon State University	OR	$62,633	112	77.3%
62	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$62,633	4	63.1%
63	Lindenwood University	MO	$62,455	14	56.8%
64	Central Washington University	WA	$62,435	33	90.6%
65	Georgia College & State University	GA	$62,386	45	78.2%
66	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$62,153	8	85%
67	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$61,757	141	89.6%
68	Western Carolina University	NC	$61,698	10	81.8%
69	Caldwell University	NJ	$61,691	14	71.3%
70	Kennesaw State University	GA	$61,665	26	69.2%
71	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	$61,423	19	50.5%
72	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$61,390	313	26.6%
73	St Catherine University	MN	$61,169	49	91.9%
74	San Diego State University	CA	$60,904	169	36.2%
75	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$60,722	119	64.2%
76	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$60,530	60	71.5%
77	University of California-Irvine	CA	$60,430	392	28.6%
78	Mercer University	GA	$60,401	62	68.9%
79	Truman State University	MO	$60,157	32	83.8%
80	Stockton University	NJ	$59,871	24	88.9%
81	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$59,639	29	88.8%
82	East Carolina University	NC	$59,566	270	89.2%
83	University of St Thomas	MN	$59,389	8	85.4%
84	University of Kentucky	KY	$59,163	91	92.9%
85	Westminster University	UT	$58,974	12	66.6%
86	Portland State University	OR	$58,860	119	90.9%
87	The University of Tampa	FL	$58,777	27	40.3%
88	University of South Carolina	SC	$58,715	435	60.2%
89	Hofstra University	NY	$58,610	57	68.1%
90	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$58,603	44	77.3%
91	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$58,520	193	99.5%
92	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$58,252	17	79.6%
93	American International College	MA	$58,245	14	99.6%
94	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$58,119	43	63.4%
95	University of Lynchburg	VA	$57,945	15	43%
96	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$57,800	99	76.4%
97	Temple University	PA	$57,499	190	80.4%
98	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$56,955	78	75.4%
99	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$56,615	57	56.6%
100	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$56,466	162	91.3%

Showing the top 100 of 166 colleges that report earnings. 231 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Public Health graduates?

Duke University ($101,771), Utah State University ($93,161), University of Southern California ($89,522), George Washington University ($87,217), Montana Technological University ($86,855) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Public Health majors make?

The median across 166 colleges is $59,276 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $36,436 to $101,771.

Which colleges have the biggest Public Health programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of South Carolina (435), University of Maryland (416), University of California-Irvine (392), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (361), California State University-Fullerton (361).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Public Health". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.