Public Health at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · Bachelor's Degree · about 174 graduates a year

$30,128
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,015
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#209 of 215
Rank by pay
#195 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,043
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates in public health earn 25% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University-Idaho 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
…
206Marymount University Arlington, VA$44,896$40,882#215—
207The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX$44,665$45,411#200$31,844
208University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$44,398$50,396#172$32,187
209Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$44,015$46,804#195$30,128
210Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$43,605$49,374#176—
211University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX$43,524$44,251#210$37,319
212New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$42,410$49,104#179$27,729

Other Majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$117,895$77,316#83 of 349
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$113,755$75,836#2 of 27
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$103,769$85,411#1 of 51
Computer and Information Sciences$96,249$63,444#141 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,873$70,563#208 of 258
Construction Management$91,759$75,779#35 of 57
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,686$56,043#109 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$88,548$56,800#127 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$86,239$68,943#271 of 318
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,896$62,440#22 of 61
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,489$53,635#123 of 1176
Computer Engineering—$76,193—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,554$66,125#872 of 966
Computer Software and Media Applications$65,397$49,581#23 of 54
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,571$43,058#125 of 275
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$60,102$54,631#27 of 37
Agricultural Business and Management$59,134$49,942#55 of 77
Political Science and Government$56,644$32,983#406 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$56,514$36,941#257 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,978$32,247#16 of 63
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$54,035$25,831#53 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$53,561$35,779#99 of 110
Biology$52,426$24,557#613 of 841
Marketing—$49,026—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,567$42,094#264 of 345
Social Work$45,229$29,355#374 of 420
International/Globalization Studies$45,156$29,287#79 of 87
Special Education and Teaching—$43,252—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,923$41,342#578 of 680
Psychology$42,283$27,342#909 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University-Idaho public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,128 one year after graduating and $44,015 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University-Idaho rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Brigham Young University-Idaho ranks #209 by median pay four years after graduation, and #195 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Brigham Young University-Idaho worth it?

Its graduates earn 25% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,043.

← All data for Brigham Young University-Idaho · 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.