Public Health at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$42,175
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,665
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#79 of 215
Rank by pay
#64 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,250
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in public health earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw 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
…
76Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$61,757$63,456#67$41,561
77Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC$61,698$66,211#49—
78Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ$61,691$54,145#138—
79Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$61,665$63,836#64$42,175
80Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA$61,423$71,102#25—
81The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$61,390$62,416#73$35,761
82St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN$61,169$58,429#98$42,407

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,935$74,181#156 of 258
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,708$52,766#351 of 1176
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,501$41,460#74 of 178
Political Science and Government$61,971$36,794#282 of 565
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Kennesaw State University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,175 one year after graduating and $61,665 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Kennesaw State University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #79 by median pay four years after graduation, and #64 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Kennesaw State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,250.

← All data for Kennesaw 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.