Public Health at Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 113 graduates a year

$34,761
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,896
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#176 of 215
Rank by pay
#170 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,400
Median federal debt

Georgia State University graduates in public health earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia State 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
…
173Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI$49,032$51,020#163$35,433
174Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS$49,032$50,903#167$35,433
175Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$48,926$44,552#209$36,641
176Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$48,896$50,617#170$34,761
177Emporia State University Emporia, KS$48,325$50,169#173$31,547
178Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$48,238$53,488#144$29,862
179SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY$48,099$45,780#198$36,690

Other Public Health Credentials at Georgia State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$49,183$74,337$37,258

Other Majors at Georgia State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Insurance$101,040$57,949#4 of 21
Computer Science$100,582$66,803#168 of 349
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$99,457$78,175#24 of 253
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$89,587$55,596#53 of 126
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,146$78,165#472 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$87,020$65,439#215 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics$84,681$49,368#27 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$82,688$56,344#167 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$81,029$55,761#242 of 796
Mathematics$68,916$43,315#167 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,644$47,730#412 of 1176
Marketing$67,872$40,414#233 of 516
Real Estate$62,120$44,015#21 of 25
Physics$60,393$31,001#105 of 107
Philosophy$60,009—#30 of 86
Hospitality Administration/Management$59,089$32,939#43 of 137
Political Science and Government$58,432$29,275#363 of 565
Economics$58,344$40,598#355 of 368
Public Policy Analysis$56,842$42,215#33 of 34
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$56,263—#32 of 70
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,899$46,903#99 of 680
Journalism$54,732$28,416#92 of 187
Chemistry$53,430$33,836#199 of 209
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,857$33,213#403 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$52,415$26,232#160 of 225
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,410$26,967#136 of 345
Social Work$52,356$29,609#194 of 420
Biology$52,222$26,647#617 of 841
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$51,367$22,865#64 of 67
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$50,632$30,536#148 of 207

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia State University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,761 one year after graduating and $48,896 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia State University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Georgia State University ranks #176 by median pay four years after graduation, and #170 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Georgia State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,400.

← All data for Georgia State 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.