Public Health at Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 40 graduates a year

$33,716
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,881
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#165 of 215
Rank by pay
#156 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,250
Median federal debt

Georgia Southern University graduates in public health earn 15% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Southern 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
…
162Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN$50,932$48,651#184$32,830
163La Salle University Philadelphia, PA$50,517$51,376#158$39,400
164Weber State University Ogden, UT$50,046$47,432#190$41,661
165Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$49,881$51,637#156$33,716
166Utah Valley University Orem, UT$49,432$46,850#192$38,102
167University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR$49,174$57,947#104$32,564
168Appalachian State University Boone, NC$49,039$52,626#148$34,148

Other Public Health Credentials at Georgia Southern University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$52,130$69,775$31,995
Doctoral Degree$81,134$95,128$62,221

Other Majors at Georgia Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844$67,235#12 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467$75,859#176 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$92,026$63,616#174 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$87,731$68,462#248 of 318
Manufacturing Engineering—$83,438—
Management Information Systems and Services$81,310$59,373#85 of 166
Information Science/Studies$80,409$52,435#87 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,988$72,741#713 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,411$50,753#205 of 452
Civil Engineering$78,034$63,195#213 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,726$48,374#249 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$74,282$44,094#374 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,156$62,447#59 of 93
Marketing$69,425$46,640#196 of 516
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,017$58,026#142 of 253
Chemistry$65,629$34,977#111 of 209
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,037$28,360#26 of 85
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,934$35,649#72 of 178
Mathematics$59,424$35,511#254 of 309
Political Science and Government$58,949$30,407#343 of 565
Business/Managerial Economics$57,606$39,233#82 of 84
Anthropology$55,879—#24 of 188
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,330$29,320#240 of 610
Journalism$54,396$33,798#95 of 187
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,981$27,644—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$53,826$31,582#105 of 156
Criminology$53,766$35,588#68 of 113
Design and Applied Arts$53,396$39,355#142 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$53,272—#67 of 177
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,398$35,266#427 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Southern University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,716 one year after graduating and $49,881 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Southern University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Georgia Southern University ranks #165 by median pay four years after graduation, and #156 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Georgia Southern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,250.

← All data for Georgia Southern 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.