Master's · Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Health (Master's): earnings by school

252 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$64,624
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$79,553
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$41,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 204 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $70,390 and $89,596. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Vanderbilt University TN$108,218$166,705$67,512
Harvard University MA$104,048$153,029$66,000
Touro University California CA$110,594$143,582$192,908
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$73,858$142,151—
Arcadia University PA$116,045$116,631—
University of West Florida FL—$111,363$37,194
University of California-Los Angeles CA$90,289$110,900$60,860
Montana Technological University MT$106,252$108,351$23,592
Tufts University MA$78,651$106,072$117,242
Yale University CT—$105,402$53,257
Weber State University UT$83,203$104,668$35,172
University of Iowa IA$71,822$103,005$37,122
A T Still University of Health Sciences MO$73,147$102,888$61,544
Case Western Reserve University OH—$102,438$98,878
University of Wyoming WY$109,671$101,385—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$71,026$101,308$42,492
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$70,384$100,713$35,018
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$70,384$100,713$35,018
Oregon Health & Science University OR$69,771$100,687$56,010
University of Kentucky KY$60,141$100,253$39,000
Johns Hopkins University MD$78,534$99,605$67,861
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center IA$76,204$98,886$35,639
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$77,407$98,728$66,000
Nova Southeastern University FL$61,169$98,338$40,516
Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME—$97,024—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$75,577$96,194$43,500
Loyola University Chicago IL$66,807$95,808$44,390
University of California-Irvine CA$71,298$95,681$49,833
University of Southern California CA$67,637$95,642$88,374
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$73,377$94,566$32,205
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI$94,236——
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$94,236——
University of Nevada-Reno NV$71,917$93,116$41,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$71,592$92,640$52,920
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$78,539$92,611$54,678
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$78,539$92,611$54,678
George Washington University DC$73,616$92,573$77,537
Los Angeles Pacific University CA$73,649$92,519—
Samford University AL$61,233$92,506—
University of Maryland Global Campus MD—$92,405$24,339
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$69,196$92,024$46,138
Claremont Graduate University CA$75,913$91,103—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$68,358$91,073$34,799
University of San Francisco CA$80,381$90,920$86,854
Hofstra University NY$63,322$90,734$55,683
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$63,729$90,608$40,858
New York University NY—$90,473—
University of Pennsylvania PA$77,774$90,435$59,524
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$62,094$90,383$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$62,094$90,383$20,500
Thomas Jefferson University PA—$90,156—
University of Connecticut CT$65,274$89,596$41,000
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$65,274$89,596$41,000
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$65,274$89,596$41,000
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$65,274$89,596$41,000
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$65,274$89,596$41,000
Augusta University GA$81,123$89,528—
University of Illinois Chicago IL$70,073$89,402$51,826
Emory University GA$68,670$88,896$66,000
Boston University MA$70,983$88,820$65,921
California State University-Long Beach CA$67,761$88,743$21,952
University of Southern Maine ME$69,294$88,404—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$73,411$88,156$52,307
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$58,187$87,995—
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA$79,541$87,975$74,574
Brown University RI$76,516$87,924$65,732
University at Buffalo NY$56,340$87,916$41,000
University of Rochester NY$86,765——
West Coast University-Texas TX$60,574$86,490$26,543
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County CA$60,574$86,490$26,543
University of California-Berkeley CA—$86,225—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$65,768$86,115$70,878
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$69,559$86,103$35,367
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$73,570$85,904$47,995
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$73,570$85,904$47,995
Morehouse School of Medicine GA$72,345$85,239—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$73,333$84,978$23,280
Wayne State University MI$62,899$84,780$39,231
University of California-San Francisco CA$72,432$84,632$60,088
University of Georgia GA$56,107$84,527$34,628
Campbell University NC$79,341$84,266$64,335
American University DC—$83,880—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$62,985$83,782$64,918
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University NY$67,967$83,681$28,695
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$83,496——
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$83,496——
California State University-Northridge CA$69,311$83,400$37,000
San Diego State University CA$72,635$83,325$38,106
George Mason University VA$69,266$83,248$37,941
University of New England ME$69,053$82,453$37,605
Northwestern University IL$69,082$82,202$58,012
Stony Brook University NY$71,699$81,990—
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$63,448$81,983$37,488
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$61,713$81,964$79,398
Michigan State University MI$62,744$81,743$29,936
University of Kansas KS$65,192$81,232—
Northeastern University MA$70,318$81,227$54,667
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$70,318$81,227$54,667
University of Florida FL$62,774$80,455$33,294
Duke University NC$71,129$80,065—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$56,072$80,017—
University of North Texas Health Science Center TX$65,485$79,858$39,259
University of California-Davis CA$59,221$79,807$27,372
Oregon State University OR$71,489$79,623$41,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$71,489$79,623$41,000
American Public University System WV$59,842$79,601$32,667
Monroe University NY$75,065$79,573$38,097
Benedictine University IL$69,888$79,533$75,574
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$73,122$79,484—
University of South Florida FL$64,634$79,273$36,740
Queens University of Charlotte NC$79,109—$41,000
San Francisco State University CA$73,971$79,053—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$66,354$78,998$56,700
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$55,373$78,890$46,696
University of Louisville KY$60,385$78,535$34,722
California Baptist University CA$64,905$78,489$41,000
Medical College of Wisconsin WI$77,939——
University at Albany NY$60,879$77,882$34,125
Mississippi Christian University MS—$77,137—
Saint Louis University MO$58,198$76,995$46,229
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR$61,042$76,887—
Washington University in St Louis MO$57,689$76,874$54,528
East Carolina University NC$59,123$76,699$30,750
Drexel University PA$62,645$76,628$58,898
East Tennessee State University TN$58,972$76,210$37,257
Rollins College FL—$76,051—
University of Arizona AZ$64,548$75,977$40,700
University of Memphis TN$58,448$75,873$29,000
Morgan State University MD—$75,793—
CUNY Lehman College NY$58,920$75,127$25,247
Northern Illinois University IL$61,283$74,989$43,000
Capella University MN$64,710$74,751$43,001
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$74,490—$49,172
Georgia State University GA$61,799$74,337$32,349
National University CA$63,634$73,936$49,240
University of Detroit Mercy MI—$73,805—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$61,235$73,712$39,105
Wright State University-Main Campus OH—$73,541—
Florida International University FL$55,199$73,457$39,400
Old Dominion University VA$62,787$73,439$70,167
Concordia University-Nebraska NE$75,962$73,297—
Mercer University GA$59,591$73,262$68,778
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$60,702$73,036$29,500
Loma Linda University CA$73,018—$68,948
Walden University MN$62,309$72,906$68,575
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$72,884—$52,632
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster PA$72,884—$52,632
Boise State University ID$58,978$72,621—
California State University-Fullerton CA$65,219$72,617—
Chamberlain University-Illinois IL$72,442—$30,158
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$52,867$72,158$41,000
University of Toledo OH$52,971$72,026—
Temple University PA$71,641—$45,500
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$60,985$71,510$41,000
Creighton University NE$63,164$71,414—
Florida State University FL$53,465$71,264$43,750
University of Illinois Springfield IL$61,646$71,142—
Cornell University NY$71,140—$74,275
University of Nebraska Medical Center NE$64,808$71,032$48,000
Simmons University MA$70,908—$47,834
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$64,970$70,866$43,377
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL—$70,711—
South University-Montgomery AL—$70,464$57,381
South University-Savannah GA—$70,464$57,381
South University-Virginia Beach VA—$70,464$57,381
South University-Savannah Online GA—$70,464$57,381
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science CA$66,319$70,438$40,500
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$67,356$70,390$36,270
Southern Connecticut State University CT$70,605$70,335$36,940
University of Utah UT$70,758$70,327$39,000
University of North Dakota ND$69,989——
Georgia Southern University GA$53,884$69,775$23,204
Southern New Hampshire University NH$60,617$69,637$32,810
Montclair State University NJ$64,736$69,383$41,000
University of Bridgeport CT$69,316—$38,166
Sacred Heart University CT$69,252——
University of Vermont VT$59,331$69,137$34,009
Daemen University NY—$68,737—
California State University-Sacramento CA$68,726——
Oakland University MI$57,243$68,517$30,396
Eastern Washington University WA$64,463$68,517$27,944
Kent State University at Kent OH$61,584$68,320$44,516
Kent State University at Geauga OH$61,584$68,320$44,516
St Catherine University MN$56,349$68,314$41,000
Grand Canyon University AZ$64,159$68,242$43,200
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$64,613$68,228$35,282
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$52,567$68,053$35,082
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$61,104$67,901$40,196
University of Miami FL$67,768—$71,761
Westminster University UT$67,552——
Grand Valley State University MI$57,411$66,677$41,810
Columbia Southern University AL$64,071$66,208$46,332
Howard University DC$65,905——
West Virginia University WV$64,363$65,874$42,640
Eastern Kentucky University KY$52,686$65,669—
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$65,493—$41,000
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health NE—$65,316—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$65,118—$41,000
Long Island University NY—$65,054—
Upstate Medical University NY—$64,395—
Florida National University-Main Campus FL$60,743$64,291$23,138
DePaul University IL$63,072$64,207$41,000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$47,815$63,897—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$61,764$63,538—
University of North Florida FL$60,117$63,367$31,049
The University of Montana MT$63,061—$46,741
Eastern Illinois University IL$62,821——
California State University-Los Angeles CA$62,670—$25,062
Kansas State University KS—$62,660—
Baldwin Wallace University OH$62,600—$41,000
California State University-Fresno CA$62,470——
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$61,427$62,353$33,500
Purdue University Global IN$60,378$62,315$40,471
Liberty University VA$58,114$62,205$33,967
University of South Dakota SD$62,165——
Meharry Medical College TN$62,053—$100,434
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$49,517$61,838$41,000
Central Michigan University MI$61,331——
University of Michigan-Flint MI$53,604$61,233—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$60,582$61,155$31,640
Cleveland State University OH$60,540——
University of Delaware DE$60,466——
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TX$60,127—$37,583
Azusa Pacific University CA$60,005——
Western Michigan University MI$59,783——
University of California-San Diego CA$59,542—$42,217
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LA$58,239$59,016$60,913
Western Kentucky University KY$58,836——
California State University-San Marcos CA$58,518—$36,177
Elmhurst University IL—$58,467—
Baylor University TX$58,281—$99,194
California State University-San Bernardino CA$49,127$58,110—
University of Lynchburg VA$53,506$58,054—
Jackson State University MS$50,771$57,970$51,250
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$57,021——
Saginaw Valley State University MI$57,002—$41,000
University of Southern Mississippi MS$59,751$55,930$40,822
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$55,815—$19,600
Fort Valley State University GA$46,480$54,144—
Lamar University TX$55,051$53,206$36,794
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences PR—$53,098—
Widener University PA$51,988—$77,806
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$51,783—$46,756
Bank Street College of Education NY$52,371$51,486$41,000
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine PR—$51,284—
Utah State University UT$51,062—$31,500
Bastyr University WA—$49,183—
Northern Arizona University AZ$49,009——
Everglades University FL$44,824$47,518$61,500
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL$55,674$47,272—
Ponce Health Sciences University PR$32,389$42,084$46,000
Mississippi University for Women MS$37,565$38,983—