Best Schools for Public Health in 2026
These are the top schools offering Public Health, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Public Health graduate earns $38,917/yr across 213 schools.
All Public Health Programs Ranked
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| # | Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Public Health
Montana Technological University · Butte, MT |
86
79–87 |
$74,771/yr | High | 29.7x |
| 2 |
Public Health
Utah State University · Logan, UT |
85
79–85 |
$76,451/yr | High | 20.0x |
| 3 |
Public Health
St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL |
81
74–83 |
$51,565/yr | High | 55.6x |
| 4 |
Public Health
North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC |
82
75–82 |
$58,660/yr | High | 20.7x |
| 5 |
Public Health
CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY |
77
70–78 |
$47,444/yr | High | 19.8x |
| 6 |
Public Health
University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK |
78
70–79 |
$49,560/yr | High | 19.1x |
| 7 |
Public Health
Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO |
75
67–77 |
$52,540/yr | High | 15.1x |
| 8 |
Public Health
American Public University System · Charles Town, WV |
76
69–77 |
$47,100/yr | High | 17.9x |
| 9 |
Public Health
Illinois State University · Normal, IL |
74
67–75 |
$59,207/yr | High | 12.0x |
| 10 |
Public Health
Weber State University · Ogden, UT |
74
67–75 |
$41,661/yr | High | 20.4x |
| 11 |
Public Health
California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA |
73
66–74 |
$40,750/yr | High | 19.7x |
| 12 |
Public Health
Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI |
75
68–74 |
$59,330/yr | High | 11.4x |
| 13 |
Public Health
CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY |
73
66–75 |
$41,255/yr | High | 19.9x |
| 14 |
Public Health
CUNY York College · Jamaica, NY |
74
67–74 |
$43,000/yr | High | 17.4x |
| 15 |
Public Health
California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA |
72
64–74 |
$39,011/yr | High | 20.7x |
| 16 |
Public Health
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA |
71
62–74 |
$48,351/yr | High | 12.7x |
| 17 |
Public Health
Indiana University-Northwest · Gary, IN |
73
66–73 |
$43,356/yr | High | 15.5x |
| 18 |
Public Health
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK |
73
66–73 |
$41,457/yr | High | 16.7x |
| 19 |
Public Health
Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA |
75
68–75 |
$42,175/yr | High | 17.2x |
| 20 |
Public Health
California State University-Chico · Chico, CA |
74
68–73 |
$45,339/yr | High | 13.1x |
| 21 |
Public Health
Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN |
70
61–73 |
$42,790/yr | High | 14.4x |
| 22 |
Public Health
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC |
73
66–72 |
$42,239/yr | High | 15.2x |
| 23 |
Public Health
Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN |
72
65–72 |
$45,274/yr | High | 13.1x |
| 24 |
Public Health
Eastern Florida State College · Melbourne, FL |
71
64–72 |
$34,462/yr | High | 33.5x |
| 25 |
Public Health
Boise State University · Boise, ID |
74
68–72 |
$46,117/yr | High | 12.1x |
| 26 |
Public Health
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC |
70
61–72 |
$36,307/yr | High | 21.0x |
| 27 |
Public Health
Kent State University at Trumbull · Warren, OH |
71
64–70 |
$39,159/yr | High | 15.8x |
| 28 |
Public Health
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA |
71
64–71 |
$42,137/yr | High | 14.1x |
| 29 |
Public Health
University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA |
70
63–71 |
$46,016/yr | High | 12.0x |
| 30 |
Public Health
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA |
70
62–71 |
$46,016/yr | High | 11.8x |
| 31 |
Public Health
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX |
70
64–72 |
$99,671/yr | High | — |
| 32 |
Public Health
Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL |
70
62–72 |
$35,724/yr | High | 22.6x |
| 33 |
Public Health
University of Alaska Anchorage · Anchorage, AK |
73
67–72 |
$42,552/yr | High | 13.1x |
| 34 |
Public Health
National University · San Diego, CA |
71
66–69 |
$52,057/yr | High | 9.4x |
| 35 |
Public Health
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT |
68
58–71 |
$37,068/yr | High | 17.1x |
| 36 |
Public Health
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA |
68
60–69 |
$33,716/yr | High | 19.9x |
| 37 |
Public Health
University of Georgia · Athens, GA |
68
58–71 |
$39,534/yr | High | 14.3x |
| 38 |
Public Health
Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN |
69
62–69 |
$42,152/yr | High | 12.2x |
| 39 |
Public Health
Winona State University · Winona, MN |
71
66–68 |
$46,250/yr | High | 10.6x |
| 40 |
Public Health
University of Nebraska at Omaha · Omaha, NE |
69
63–69 |
$40,021/yr | High | 13.7x |
| 41 |
Public Health
East Carolina University · Greenville, NC |
68
60–70 |
$35,628/yr | High | 17.5x |
| 42 |
Public Health
University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC |
69
61–70 |
$36,458/yr | High | 17.3x |
| 43 |
Public Health
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA |
69
62–69 |
$42,605/yr | High | 12.2x |
| 44 |
Public Health
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT |
70
64–68 |
$38,102/yr | High | 14.8x |
| 45 |
Public Health
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · La Crosse, WI |
69
63–69 |
$41,585/yr | High | 12.7x |
| 46 |
Public Health
California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA |
67
57–70 |
$32,880/yr | High | 21.0x |
| 47 |
Public Health
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO |
68
61–68 |
$40,566/yr | High | 12.2x |
| 48 |
Public Health
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL |
67
59–69 |
$33,575/yr | High | 19.7x |
| 49 |
Public Health
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD |
66
56–69 |
$38,273/yr | High | 13.7x |
| 50 |
Public Health
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC |
70
64–69 |
$38,198/yr | High | 13.6x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.