Public Health at Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Master's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$66,981
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,808
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#27 of 201
Rank by pay
#31 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$55,713
Median federal debt

Loyola University Chicago graduates in public health earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 58% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Loyola University Chicago Compares for Public Health

All 201 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
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$166,705$182,107#1—
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$153,029$134,758#3$108,479
3Touro University California Vallejo, CA$143,582$130,650#4$111,615
4Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA$142,151$144,569#2$70,472
5Arcadia University Glenside, PA$116,631$118,615#5—
6University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$111,363$118,532#6$67,270
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$110,900$100,912#23$75,311
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$108,351$118,356#7$108,776
9Tufts University Medford, MA$106,072$93,407#35$70,674
10Yale University New Haven, CT$105,402$94,895#28$72,627
…
24Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL$98,338$104,668#14$61,030
25Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME$97,024$103,111#19$93,687
26University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$96,194$84,421#65$72,607
27Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$95,808$94,131#31$66,981
28University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$95,681$87,063#55$67,277
29University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$95,642$87,028#56$58,611
30CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY$94,566$90,007#46$74,028

Other Majors at Loyola University Chicago by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Health and Medical Administrative Services$150,553$168,571#9 of 211
Business Administration, Management and Operations$129,044$101,612#119 of 861
Computer Engineering$126,090—#19 of 23
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$123,695$98,283#10 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$118,017$108,919#267 of 432
Statistics$111,280$74,337#17 of 18
Accounting and Related Services$94,859$72,917#169 of 349
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$94,642$107,579#27 of 36
Human Resources Management and Services$87,326$65,656#72 of 159
International and Comparative Education$70,015$56,373#3 of 5
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,541$45,302#45 of 115
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$67,635$50,397#14 of 20
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$66,713$63,118#147 of 322
Educational Administration and Supervision$65,382$55,802#308 of 453
Social Work$65,097$51,834#99 of 279
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,706$68,237#143 of 380
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$59,226$46,241#4 of 10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences—$27,423—
Biology—$22,488—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Loyola University Chicago public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,981 one year after graduating and $95,808 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Loyola University Chicago rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Loyola University Chicago ranks #27 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Loyola University Chicago worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $55,713.

← All data for Loyola University Chicago · 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.