Public Health

20,726 students earn a public health credential each year across 565 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $37,548
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $56,345

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 467 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas13$99,6711 year out—$30,500 2Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah12$76,4511 year out$77,541—3Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0$75,9091 year out$70,772$11,760 4Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana20$74,7711 year out$99,011$27,000 5Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan19$59,3301 year out$72,819$30,750 6Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois26$59,2071 year out$83,534$22,250 7North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina12$58,6601 year out——8Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts77$53,3721 year out$73,825$18,250 9Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado19$52,5401 year out$82,890$26,000 10National UniversitySan Diego, California53$52,0571 year out$55,472$37,469 11St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida89$51,5651 year out$60,679$29,125 12Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia34$50,4151 year out—$12,000 13University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma66$49,5601 year out$68,494$21,625 14University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California202$48,3511 year out$81,604$11,729 15CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York39$47,4441 year out$61,477—16Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah12$47,3651 year out$52,380$24,656 17Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California59$47,2741 year out$65,015$24,500 18American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia95$47,1001 year out$63,490$28,999 19Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio18$47,0191 year out—$30,500 20Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York14$46,4421 year out—$26,000 21California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California38$46,2631 year out$49,280$35,287 22Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota20$46,2501 year out$48,643$20,966 23Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho48$46,1171 year out—$22,758 24University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington297$46,0161 year out$65,780$16,490 25University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington122$46,0161 year out$65,780$16,490 26University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington27$46,0161 year out$65,780$16,490 27Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina33$45,9211 year out—$12,500 28Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire193$45,9101 year out—$34,162 29Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey361$45,4081 year out$73,195$26,000 30California State University-ChicoChico, California122$45,3391 year out—$20,750 31Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts8$45,3311 year out$70,608$27,000 32Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana49$45,2741 year out$56,455$21,500 33George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia129$44,8091 year out$74,440$23,822 34East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas26$44,6211 year out—$23,328 35Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York33$44,5161 year out—$12,133 36Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey24$44,4231 year out$56,345$26,000 37Walden UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota37$44,2851 year out$55,488$45,793 38Monroe UniversityBronx, New York164$43,3831 year out$48,448$30,904 39Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana21$43,3561 year out$54,133$27,334 40Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York53$43,2801 year out—$27,000 41Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania36$43,1341 year out—$20,875 42Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania190$43,0931 year out$56,494$27,000 43University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts66$43,0461 year out—$27,000 44CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York26$43,0001 year out$54,127$13,000 45Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana170$42,7901 year out$72,757$19,689 46Regis CollegeWeston, Massachusetts9$42,6381 year out$62,563$27,000 47Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida70$42,6371 year out$48,017$57,132 48Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania60$42,6051 year out$55,275$26,998 49University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska37$42,5521 year out—$14,119 50St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota49$42,4071 year out$59,427$29,815 51University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina103$42,2391 year out$49,076$25,500 52American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia65$42,1941 year out$67,737$23,452 53Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia26$42,1751 year out—$28,479 54Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana99$42,1521 year out$55,049$22,220 55Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington33$42,1371 year out$55,484$20,326 56Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina33$42,0881 year out$66,896$20,500 57Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah37$41,6611 year out$54,810$17,322 58University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin61$41,5851 year out$53,004$27,000 59University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois44$41,5851 year out—$22,987 60Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona141$41,5611 year out$58,640$24,250 61Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma12$41,4571 year out$53,150$27,464 62CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York57$41,2551 year out$62,041$15,414 63San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California169$41,0921 year out—$13,812 64Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona43$41,0611 year out—$25,044 65Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona41$41,0611 year out—$25,044 66California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California162$40,7501 year out$56,290$12,500 67Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon112$40,6821 year out$60,183$24,000 68Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon4$40,6821 year out$60,183$24,000 69University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado—$40,5661 year out$52,941$23,396 70University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois170$40,5641 year out$71,261$20,678 71University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska30$40,0211 year out$49,091$21,328 72University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona193$40,0051 year out$58,292$21,699 73Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois66$39,9561 year out—$14,684 74Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island14$39,9121 year out—$27,000 75Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas244$39,5841 year out—$18,856 76University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia169$39,5341 year out$68,297$21,500 77Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York57$39,4511 year out$62,283$26,000 78La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania16$39,4001 year out$50,820$27,000 79University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York129$39,1641 year out—$23,250 80Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio126$39,1591 year out$48,967$28,884 81Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio0$39,1591 year out$48,967$28,884 82University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California338$39,1441 year out$67,103$15,280 83Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania29$39,0721 year out—$27,000 84California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California275$39,0111 year out$61,716$14,000 85Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma32$38,8521 year out$56,343$20,500 86Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan17$38,7811 year out—$35,000 87Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky19$38,7531 year out—$26,000 88Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida49$38,6851 year out$47,557$48,696 89University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota8$38,4751 year out$67,515$27,000 90East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee17$38,4351 year out$53,377$22,299 91University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland416$38,2731 year out$67,437$23,424 92North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina40$38,1981 year out—$31,000 93Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah45$38,1021 year out$39,508$14,541 94Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio8$37,8831 year out—$27,000 95Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$37,8831 year out—$27,000 96Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$37,8831 year out—$27,000 97Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$37,8831 year out—$27,000 98Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$37,8831 year out—$27,000 99Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$37,8831 year out—$27,000 100New York UniversityNew York, New York52$37,5731 year out—$19,000

Associate programs — 81 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida21$37,1831 year out$38,246$26,585 2Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida85$36,9921 year out$37,767$31,866 3American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia40$36,7941 year out$44,031$25,163 4Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York48$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 5Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, Ohio11$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 6Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyAlbany, New York10$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 7Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia8$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 8Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, New York5$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 9Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin5$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 10Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York4$33,8281 year out$41,022$30,312 11Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California—$30,4461 year out$48,606$7,125 12Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California—$29,9511 year out$64,861$6,517 13CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York71—1 year out$38,904$5,500 14Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania32—1 year out——15CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York22—1 year out——16Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona20—1 year out——17Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland19—1 year out——18Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah19—1 year out——19Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania17—1 year out—$23,578 20CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York16—1 year out——21Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah13—1 year out——22Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey12—1 year out——23Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri11—1 year out——24CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York10—1 year out——25FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, Florida10—1 year out——26University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska9—1 year out——27Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, Tennessee9—1 year out——28College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho9—1 year out——29Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts8—1 year out——30Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey8—1 year out——31Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas7—1 year out——32Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland7—1 year out——33Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan7—1 year out——34Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland6—1 year out——35Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan6—1 year out——36Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, Missouri6—1 year out——37Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico6—1 year out——38Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——39Cecil CollegeNorth East, Maryland5—1 year out——40County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey5—1 year out——41College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia5—1 year out——42Palau Community CollegeKoror, Palau5—1 year out——43Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, Arkansas4—1 year out——44Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——45Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland4—1 year out——46Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota4—1 year out——47Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi4—1 year out——48Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri4—1 year out——49MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California3—1 year out——50North-West College-West CovinaWest Covina, California3—1 year out——51Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California3—1 year out——52Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas3—1 year out——53Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts3—1 year out——54Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota3—1 year out——55Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana3—1 year out——56Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey3—1 year out——57Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——58Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma3—1 year out——59Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas3—1 year out——60Nevada Career InstituteLas Vegas, Nevada3—1 year out——61Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona2—1 year out——62Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida2—1 year out——63Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana2—1 year out——64Moberly Area Community CollegeMoberly, Missouri2—1 year out——65Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey2—1 year out——66New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico2—1 year out$27,674—67Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna, Alaska2—1 year out——68University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska1—1 year out——69Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1—1 year out——70Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——71Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——72Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida1—1 year out——73Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland1—1 year out——74Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York1—1 year out——75University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio1—1 year out——76Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, Oregon1—1 year out——77Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——78Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina1—1 year out——79St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri1—1 year out——80New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico——1 year out$27,674—81Community Care CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma——1 year out—$16,508

Certificate programs — 79 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of IowaIowa City, Iowa—$41,5031 year out—$23,438 2Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York13$28,5281 year out—$17,726 3Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, Ohio1$28,5281 year out—$17,726 4Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia1$28,5281 year out—$17,726 5Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyAlbany, New York0$28,5281 year out—$17,726 6Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, New York0$28,5281 year out—$17,726 7Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin0$28,5281 year out—$17,726 8Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York—$28,5281 year out—$17,726 9University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin322—1 year out——10University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania92—1 year out——11City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California62—1 year out——12Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico31—1 year out——13Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota26—1 year out——14Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho16—1 year out——15South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, Illinois16—1 year out——16University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland16—1 year out——17Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio14—1 year out——18Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio13—1 year out——19George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon13—1 year out——20Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona12—1 year out——21University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts11—1 year out——22College of the Marshall IslandsMajuro, Marshall Islands11—1 year out——23Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California10—1 year out——24East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina10—1 year out——25New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York9—1 year out——26University of FloridaGainesville, Florida8—1 year out——27Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts8—1 year out——28Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts8—1 year out——29Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri8—1 year out——30Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri8—1 year out——31East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——32Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——33Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana7—1 year out——34Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky7—1 year out——35Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts7—1 year out——36Turtle Mountain CollegeBelcourt, North Dakota7—1 year out——37Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California6—1 year out——38Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——39Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts6—1 year out——40Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri6—1 year out——41University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio6—1 year out——42St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas6—1 year out——43University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin6—1 year out——44Merritt CollegeOakland, California5—1 year out——45Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California5—1 year out——46William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois5—1 year out——47Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi5—1 year out——48University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia4—1 year out——49St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota4—1 year out——50Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey4—1 year out——51University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, Ohio4—1 year out——52Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona3—1 year out——53Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida3—1 year out——54Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho3—1 year out——55Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas3—1 year out——56Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana3—1 year out——57Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio3—1 year out——58La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——59University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska2—1 year out——60La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California2—1 year out——61Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida2—1 year out——62Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas2—1 year out——63Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky2—1 year out——64University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri2—1 year out——65University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada2—1 year out——66San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico2—1 year out——67Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York2—1 year out——68Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio2—1 year out——69Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1—1 year out——70Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——71Cypress CollegeCypress, California1—1 year out——72Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——73Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida1—1 year out——74Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois1—1 year out——75University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan1—1 year out——76Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey1—1 year out——77Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma1—1 year out——78Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——79Stone Child CollegeBox Elder, Montana1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).