Public Health at Chapman University

Orange, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 103 graduates a year

$25,007
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,529
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 215
Rank by pay
#52 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,125
Median federal debt

Chapman University graduates in public health earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Chapman University 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
…
18Brown University Providence, RI$74,496$73,371#19$75,909
19Rivier University Nashua, NH$72,965$67,208#38$36,710
20Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$72,736$73,973#18$39,072
21Chapman University Orange, CA$72,529$65,997#52$25,007
22North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$72,419$77,716#11$58,660
23University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$72,328$63,476#65$38,273
24New York University New York, NY$70,840$67,425#37$37,573

Other Majors at Chapman University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$112,780$67,125#103 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$102,147$70,362#44 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$84,978$54,064#24 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,378$55,657#84 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,139$40,141#11 of 178
Journalism$79,135$41,645#5 of 187
Design and Applied Arts$78,121$46,519#9 of 299
Business/Corporate Communications$76,412$39,901#2 of 25
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$75,108—#13 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$73,461$44,601#29 of 660
Political Science and Government$68,856$35,124#141 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$66,494$35,795#3 of 144
Education$64,917$37,928#9 of 71
Biology$64,461$24,443#205 of 841
Psychology$63,617$28,661#52 of 1027
Sociology$62,047$39,278#62 of 462
English Language and Literature$58,055$40,861#81 of 576
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$51,611$24,644#11 of 255
Dance$50,612$21,275#9 of 58
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$44,183$23,939#81 of 137
Music$41,698$14,538#161 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$36,546—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Chapman University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $25,007 one year after graduating and $72,529 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Chapman University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Chapman University ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #52 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Chapman University worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,125.

← All data for Chapman University · 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.