Public Health at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 193 graduates a year

$40,005
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,937
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 215
Rank by pay
#32 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in public health earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Public Health

All 215 colleges reporting public health earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Duke University Durham, NC$101,771$109,215#1$45,921
2Utah State University Logan, UT$93,161$88,295#4$76,451
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$89,522$81,459#8$36,300
4George Washington University Washington, DC$87,217$76,425#15$44,809
5Montana Technological University Butte, MT$86,855$94,875#2$74,771
6Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$85,266$89,903#3$59,330
7Illinois State University Normal, IL$84,790$83,306#6$59,207
8Elon University Elon, NC$81,153$87,089#5$42,088
9Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$79,113$69,431#30$36,540
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$78,928$83,220#7$36,181
…
32Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$68,038$72,992#23$42,790
33University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$67,891$80,004#10$35,797
34University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$67,452$75,733#16$49,560
35University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$66,937$68,779#32$40,005
36Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$66,892$71,763#24$45,274
37Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$66,732$67,847#36$39,584
38The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ$66,722$58,561#92—

Other Public Health Credentials at University of Arizona

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$57,296$75,977$47,242

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,005 one year after graduating and $66,937 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, University of Arizona ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #32 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,000.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.