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Best Colleges for Public Health

50 Public Health programs ranked by real graduate earnings, debt, and completion — from the College Scorecard Field-of-Study data.

⚡Quick answer

For Public Health, Duke University (North Carolina) ranks #1 by our outcome score, with median graduate earnings of $101,771. Rankings reflect earnings, debt, and completion — not reputation or cost — across 50 programs with published outcome data.

#	School	Credential	Median earnings	Median debt	Completers	Score
1	Duke University Durham, NC	Bachelor's Degree	$101,771	$12,500	41	91.8
2	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	Master's Degree	$108,351	$21,023	43	89.2
3	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$89,522	$15,000	128	87.5
4	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$140,663	—	74	86.8
5	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	Master's Degree	$111,363	—	47	84.3
6	Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA	Master's Degree	$92,519	$20,500	36	84.2
7	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	First Professional Degree	$116,416	—	—	83.6
8	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA	Master's Degree	$142,151	$36,007	52	83
9	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Doctoral Degree	$119,898	—	22	82.7
10	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Master's Degree	$153,029	$49,681	400	82.5
11	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	Master's Degree	$116,631	—	21	82.4
12	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	Doctoral Degree	$169,322	—	13	82.2
13	George Washington University Washington, DC	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$126,738	—	17	82.1
14	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	Master's Degree	$94,566	$29,631	231	82.1
15	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	Master's Degree	$103,005	$37,882	102	81.4
16	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Doctoral Degree	$143,521	—	9	81.1
17	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	Master's Degree	$100,713	$32,995	68	81.1
18	George Washington University Washington, DC	Bachelor's Degree	$87,217	$23,250	116	81
19	New York University New York, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$117,656	—	11	80.9
20	Weber State University Ogden, UT	Master's Degree	$104,668	$35,500	45	80.4
21	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	Doctoral Degree	$113,870	$34,545	25	80.2
22	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Bachelor's Degree	$79,113	$12,750	143	80.1
23	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	Master's Degree	$91,073	$32,000	288	80
24	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	Doctoral Degree	$105,705	—	15	79.9
25	University of Georgia Athens, GA	Doctoral Degree	$105,864	—	14	79.8
26	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Master's Degree	$110,900	$52,445	178	79.6
27	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	Master's Degree	$95,681	—	33	79.4
28	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Master's Degree	$90,156	—	104	79.3
29	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Master's Degree	$166,705	$53,550	64	79.2
30	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$93,536	—	—	78.6
31	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX	Bachelor's Degree	$99,671	—	17	78.4
32	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	Master's Degree	$100,713	$32,995	26	78.3
33	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$76,572	$11,708	210	77.9
34	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	Master's Degree	$97,024	—	18	77.9
35	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	Master's Degree	$96,194	$41,326	116	77.6
36	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$81,684	$18,864	47	77.6
37	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Bachelor's Degree	$78,928	$16,787	101	77.5
38	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	Master's Degree	$101,308	$48,770	94	77.3
39	Touro University California Vallejo, CA	Master's Degree	$143,582	$187,232	77	77.3
40	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Master's Degree	$86,225	—	255	77.1
41	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA	Master's Degree	$98,886	$30,736	19	77.1
42	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	Master's Degree	$101,385	$36,945	23	76.9
43	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	Doctoral Degree	$108,951	$129,841	145	76.7
44	Samford University Birmingham, AL	Master's Degree	$92,506	—	23	76.5
45	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	First Professional Degree	$109,806	$45,725	—	76.5
46	Illinois State University Normal, IL	Bachelor's Degree	$84,790	$20,009	19	76.5
47	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Master's Degree	$99,605	$65,952	752	76.5
48	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$95,664	$51,954	392	76.5
49	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	Master's Degree	$92,640	$38,500	58	76.3
50	Utah State University Logan, UT	Bachelor's Degree	$93,161	—	15	76.2

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How we ranked this

Programs are scored 0–100 within the Public Health field (CIP 51.22) using three College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (weighted 70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, inverted so lower debt scores higher), and completer count (10%, log-scaled). Each input is percentile-ranked against the other Public Health programs, so the score is robust to outliers and comparable across schools. Programs with no published earnings are excluded — never given a fabricated number. This is the same engine that powers our interactive Major Rankings. Minimum 5 scorable programs required to publish.

Frequently asked questions

Which college has the best Public Health program?+

By our outcome score, Duke University (North Carolina) ranks #1 for Public Health, with median graduate earnings of $101,771.

How are these Public Health programs ranked?+

Each program gets a 0–100 outcome score from three real College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, lower is better), and completer count (10%). Programs are compared within the major so the score reflects the best schools for this field specifically.

Where does the earnings and debt data come from?+

The U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field-of-Study file, which publishes median earnings and median debt by institution and major (4-digit CIP). Figures are post-graduation medians; programs without published earnings are not scored and are omitted from this ranking.

Can I filter Public Health programs by state or degree level?+

Yes. This page shows the national top programs; use the interactive Major Rankings tool to filter the same data by state, and by credential level (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).

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Data sources: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Field of Study) · IPEDS Completions. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.