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Public Health Degree

213 schools compared · Average earnings $38,917/yr

Schools Offering

213

Avg Grad Earnings

$38,917/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

49/100

AI Automation Risk

High

52% task exposure

Best Schools for Public Health

Top 213 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	86 79–87	$74,771/yr	High	29.7x
2	Utah State University Logan, UT	85 79–85	$76,451/yr	High	20.0x
3	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	82 75–82	$58,660/yr	High	20.7x
4	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	81 74–83	$51,565/yr	High	55.6x
5	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	78 70–79	$49,560/yr	High	19.1x
6	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	77 70–78	$47,444/yr	High	19.8x
7	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	76 69–77	$47,100/yr	High	17.9x
8	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	75 68–74	$59,330/yr	High	11.4x
9	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	75 67–77	$52,540/yr	High	15.1x
10	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	75 68–75	$42,175/yr	High	17.2x
11	Illinois State University Normal, IL	74 67–75	$59,207/yr	High	12.0x
12	Boise State University Boise, ID	74 68–72	$46,117/yr	High	12.1x
13	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	74 68–73	$45,339/yr	High	13.1x
14	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	74 67–74	$43,000/yr	High	17.4x
15	Weber State University Ogden, UT	74 67–75	$41,661/yr	High	20.4x
16	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	73 66–73	$43,356/yr	High	15.5x
17	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	73 67–72	$42,552/yr	High	13.1x
18	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	73 66–72	$42,239/yr	High	15.2x
19	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	73 66–73	$41,457/yr	High	16.7x
20	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	73 66–75	$41,255/yr	High	19.9x
21	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	73 66–74	$40,750/yr	High	19.7x
22	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	72 65–72	$45,274/yr	High	13.1x
23	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	72 64–74	$39,011/yr	High	20.7x
24	National University San Diego, CA	71 66–69	$52,057/yr	High	9.4x
25	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	71 62–74	$48,351/yr	High	12.7x
26	Winona State University Winona, MN	71 66–68	$46,250/yr	High	10.6x
27	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	71 65–69	$44,621/yr	High	10.1x
28	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	71 64–71	$42,137/yr	High	14.1x
29	Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH	71 64–70	$39,159/yr	High	15.8x
30	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL	71 64–72	$34,462/yr	High	33.5x
31	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX	70 64–72	$99,671/yr	High	—
32	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	70 63–71	$46,016/yr	High	12.0x
33	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	70 62–71	$46,016/yr	High	11.8x
34	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	70 61–73	$42,790/yr	High	14.4x
35	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	70 64–69	$41,092/yr	High	11.4x
36	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	70 63–69	$40,021/yr	High	13.7x
37	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	70 64–69	$38,198/yr	High	13.6x
38	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	70 64–68	$38,102/yr	High	14.8x
39	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	70 64–70	$37,883/yr	High	14.3x
40	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	70 64–70	$37,883/yr	High	14.3x
41	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	70 64–70	$37,883/yr	High	14.3x
42	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	70 64–70	$37,883/yr	High	14.3x
43	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	70 64–70	$37,883/yr	High	14.3x
44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	70 61–72	$36,307/yr	High	21.0x
45	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	70 62–72	$35,724/yr	High	22.6x
46	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	69 62–69	$42,605/yr	High	12.2x
47	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	69 62–69	$42,152/yr	High	12.2x
48	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	69 63–69	$41,585/yr	High	12.7x
49	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	69 61–70	$36,458/yr	High	17.3x
50	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	68 61–67	$44,285/yr	High	10.1x
51	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	68 61–68	$40,566/yr	High	12.2x
52	University of Georgia Athens, GA	68 58–71	$39,534/yr	High	14.3x
53	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	68 58–71	$37,068/yr	High	17.1x
54	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	68 60–70	$35,628/yr	High	17.5x
55	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	68 60–69	$33,716/yr	High	19.9x
56	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	67 62–66	$47,019/yr	High	7.3x
57	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	67 59–68	$38,852/yr	High	12.8x
58	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	67 60–67	$34,948/yr	High	15.5x
59	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	67 59–69	$33,575/yr	High	19.7x
60	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	67 57–70	$32,880/yr	High	21.0x
61	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	67 60–69	$30,056/yr	High	41.7x
62	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	66 58–68	$45,408/yr	High	9.6x
63	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	66 58–67	$41,561/yr	High	10.6x
64	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	66 59–67	$38,435/yr	High	12.4x
65	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	66 56–70	$38,273/yr	High	13.7x
66	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	66 60–64	$34,909/yr	High	11.3x
67	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	66 59–68	$30,128/yr	High	22.8x
68	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	66 55–69	$30,056/yr	High	25.0x
69	Brown University Providence, RI	65 59–64	$75,909/yr	High	1.6x
70	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	65 58–65	$44,423/yr	High	8.1x
71	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	65 58–67	$40,682/yr	High	10.9x
72	Murray State University Murray, KY	65 59–64	$38,753/yr	High	9.0x
73	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	65 59–63	$36,690/yr	High	9.6x
74	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	65 57–67	$34,751/yr	High	14.4x
75	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	65 58–67	$34,148/yr	High	15.1x
76	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	65 54–68	$29,025/yr	High	24.3x
77	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	64 59–64	$45,910/yr	High	6.0x
78	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	64 59–63	$41,061/yr	High	7.5x
79	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	64 57–66	$40,682/yr	High	10.2x
80	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	64 58–63	$39,164/yr	High	8.1x
81	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	64 58–62	$37,498/yr	High	8.7x
82	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	64 58–62	$37,256/yr	High	8.7x
83	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	64 56–65	$35,797/yr	High	12.3x
84	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	64 59–63	$35,119/yr	High	10.4x
85	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	64 55–66	$34,113/yr	High	13.8x
86	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	64 54–68	$33,514/yr	High	15.9x
87	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	63 54–67	$40,564/yr	High	10.1x
88	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	63 56–65	$40,005/yr	High	9.7x
89	Portland State University Portland, OR	63 55–64	$36,762/yr	High	11.1x
90	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	63 53–68	$35,761/yr	High	13.5x
91	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	63 57–61	$34,761/yr	High	9.3x
92	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	63 55–65	$31,547/yr	High	15.3x
93	Monroe College Bronx, NY	62 56–62	$43,383/yr	High	5.8x
94	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	62 56–62	$43,046/yr	High	5.5x
95	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	62 57–62	$41,585/yr	High	6.3x
96	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	62 56–61	$39,584/yr	High	6.6x
97	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	62 56–62	$39,159/yr	High	8.5x
98	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	62 54–65	$39,144/yr	High	10.0x
99	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	62 53–65	$37,025/yr	High	10.8x
100	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	62 52–67	$36,226/yr	High	12.1x
101	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	61 54–62	$43,093/yr	High	5.4x
102	Governors State University University Park, IL	61 55–61	$36,537/yr	High	9.5x
103	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	61 54–62	$35,701/yr	High	10.2x
104	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	61 55–61	$35,612/yr	High	9.7x
105	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	61 53–63	$35,564/yr	High	10.9x
106	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	61 54–63	$35,380/yr	High	10.8x
107	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	61 53–63	$32,187/yr	High	12.9x
108	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	60 55–60	$37,043/yr	High	6.9x
109	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	60 54–59	$35,852/yr	High	7.2x
110	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	60 52–63	$35,797/yr	High	10.2x
111	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	60 51–63	$35,463/yr	High	10.3x
112	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	60 55–59	$34,019/yr	High	8.2x
113	Tufts University Medford, MA	59 52–60	$53,372/yr	High	1.7x
114	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT	59 52–58	$47,365/yr	High	2.2x
115	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	59 53–60	$42,637/yr	High	4.0x
116	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	59 52–60	$41,061/yr	High	—
117	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	59 53–59	$38,781/yr	High	5.3x
118	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL	59 53–60	$38,685/yr	High	6.4x
119	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	59 53–59	$37,883/yr	High	5.9x
120	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	59 51–62	$37,364/yr	High	8.5x
121	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	59 53–59	$36,957/yr	High	6.0x
122	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	59 54–59	$35,433/yr	High	7.1x
123	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	59 52–61	$32,830/yr	High	10.9x
124	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	58 52–58	$46,442/yr	High	1.8x
125	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	58 52–58	$46,263/yr	High	2.1x
126	Simmons University Boston, MA	58 51–60	$45,331/yr	High	2.9x
127	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	58 52–58	$37,548/yr	High	5.8x
128	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	58 52–58	$36,867/yr	High	5.5x
129	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	58 52–58	$36,555/yr	High	5.5x
130	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	58 53–58	$35,698/yr	High	6.5x
131	University of Delaware Newark, DE	58 49–61	$35,437/yr	High	8.9x
132	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	58 53–58	$35,433/yr	High	6.4x
133	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	58 50–61	$30,321/yr	High	11.7x
134	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	58 51–59	$27,913/yr	High	12.5x
135	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	58 49–61	$27,729/yr	High	13.3x
136	Georgetown University Washington, DC	57 51–58	$50,415/yr	High	0.9x
137	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	57 50–58	$47,274/yr	High	1.7x
138	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY	57 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.7x
139	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY	57 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.6x
140	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	57 51–58	$37,548/yr	High	4.9x
141	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	57 51–58	$37,533/yr	High	4.3x
142	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	57 52–58	$36,520/yr	High	5.4x
143	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	57 52–57	$35,433/yr	High	6.0x
144	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	57 51–57	$35,433/yr	High	5.5x
145	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	57 51–57	$35,023/yr	High	5.8x
146	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	57 49–59	$34,032/yr	High	8.6x
147	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	57 52–57	$33,628/yr	High	6.8x
148	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	57 51–57	$31,844/yr	High	9.1x
149	George Washington University Washington, DC	56 48–57	$44,809/yr	High	1.9x
150	Elon University Elon, NC	56 49–58	$42,088/yr	High	2.8x
151	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY	56 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.6x
152	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY	56 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.5x
153	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH	56 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.5x
154	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI	56 50–57	$37,548/yr	High	4.4x
155	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	56 49–58	$36,641/yr	High	5.7x
156	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	56 50–56	$36,181/yr	High	4.3x
157	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	56 50–56	$35,433/yr	High	4.9x
158	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	56 50–56	$35,433/yr	High	4.8x
159	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	56 48–59	$31,848/yr	High	9.5x
160	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	56 48–60	$31,756/yr	High	9.9x
161	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	56 50–55	$30,911/yr	High	7.2x
162	Duke University Durham, NC	55 49–56	$45,921/yr	High	0.7x
163	Regis College Weston, MA	55 48–57	$42,638/yr	High	2.3x
164	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	55 48–56	$42,407/yr	High	2.0x
165	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	55 48–55	$39,400/yr	High	2.6x
166	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	55 49–55	$34,789/yr	High	4.3x
167	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	55 49–56	$34,087/yr	High	6.0x
168	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	55 47–59	$29,862/yr	High	10.3x
169	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS	55 48–56	$26,553/yr	High	10.7x
170	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	54 48–55	$44,516/yr	High	0.7x
171	American University Washington, DC	54 47–56	$42,194/yr	High	2.0x
172	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	54 47–55	$35,205/yr	High	4.2x
173	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
174	South University-West Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach, FL	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
175	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
176	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
177	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
178	South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
179	South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
180	South University-Austin Round Rock, TX	54 48–55	$34,789/yr	High	3.8x
181	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	54 48–54	$32,685/yr	High	5.0x
182	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	53 47–55	$43,280/yr	High	0.7x
183	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	53 47–54	$43,134/yr	High	0.6x
184	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	53 47–53	$39,912/yr	High	1.3x
185	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	53 45–55	$35,598/yr	High	3.8x
186	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	53 47–54	$32,584/yr	High	4.7x
187	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	53 48–54	$31,824/yr	High	5.2x
188	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	53 47–53	$28,363/yr	High	7.9x
189	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	52 45–54	$39,451/yr	High	1.8x
190	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	52 45–55	$38,475/yr	High	2.2x
191	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	52 46–52	$37,319/yr	High	1.6x
192	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX	52 46–52	$31,612/yr	High	4.3x
193	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	51 45–52	$39,956/yr	High	0.5x
194	Rivier University Nashua, NH	51 45–51	$36,710/yr	High	1.4x
195	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	50 44–52	$39,072/yr	High	0.6x
196	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	50 42–55	$36,540/yr	High	2.5x
197	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	50 43–50	$34,416/yr	High	1.6x
198	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR	50 43–50	$32,564/yr	High	2.1x
199	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	50 44–50	$27,309/yr	High	4.6x
200	New York University New York, NY	49 43–51	$37,573/yr	High	0.6x
201	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	49 42–53	$36,300/yr	High	2.0x
202	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	48 40–50	$33,863/yr	High	1.9x
203	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	45 39–46	$32,328/yr	High	0.5x
204	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	45 39–47	$32,112/yr	High	1.3x
205	Carroll College Helena, MT	45 39–46	$30,831/yr	High	0.9x
206	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	45 37–48	$30,412/yr	High	1.9x
207	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	44 37–45	$30,566/yr	High	0.5x
208	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	44 38–45	$29,790/yr	High	1.0x
209	Austin College Sherman, TX	42 35–43	$27,514/yr	High	0.5x
210	Mercer University Macon, GA	42 36–43	$27,108/yr	High	0.7x
211	Chapman University Orange, CA	41 33–47	$25,007/yr	High	2.0x
212	Baylor University Waco, TX	40 33–41	$23,096/yr	High	0.1x
213	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	39 32–41	$20,900/yr	High	-0.1x

Highest Earning Public Health Programs

Schools where Public Health graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	$99,671/yr	70	High
Utah State University	$76,451/yr	85	High
Brown University	$75,909/yr	65	High
Montana Technological University	$74,771/yr	86	High
Oakland University	$59,330/yr	75	High
Illinois State University	$59,207/yr	74	High
North Carolina A & T State University	$58,660/yr	82	High
Tufts University	$53,372/yr	59	High
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	$52,540/yr	75	High
National University	$52,057/yr	71	High

Best ROI for Public Health

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Public Health.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
St Petersburg College	55.6x	$51,565/yr	81
University of Florida-Online	41.7x	$30,056/yr	67
Eastern Florida State College	33.5x	$34,462/yr	71
Montana Technological University	29.7x	$74,771/yr	86
University of Florida	25.0x	$30,056/yr	66
Brigham Young University	24.3x	$29,025/yr	65
Brigham Young University-Idaho	22.8x	$30,128/yr	66
Florida Gulf Coast University	22.6x	$35,724/yr	70
California State University-Long Beach	21.0x	$32,880/yr	67
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	21.0x	$36,307/yr	70

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Public Health graduates earn?

Across 213 schools, Public Health graduates earn an average of $38,917 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $20,900 to $99,671 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Public Health?

Public Health is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 52% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Public Health program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Montana Technological University ranks #1 for Public Health with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $74,771/yr.

Is a Public Health degree worth it?

On average, Public Health graduates earn 9.4x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Public Health programs across 213 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.