Public Health at Emporia State University

Emporia, KS · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$31,547
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,325
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#177 of 215
Rank by pay
#173 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,574
Median federal debt

Emporia State University graduates in public health earn 18% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Emporia 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
…
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
180Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK$48,057$53,957#139$41,457

Other Majors at Emporia State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,002$60,066#938 of 966
Human Resources Management and Services$68,568$38,538#86 of 187
Information Science/Studies$67,263$48,438#119 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$65,271$40,967#617 of 796
Biology$65,043—#176 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,719$40,528#769 of 1176
Marketing$55,527$40,830#453 of 516
Psychology$53,022$35,389#350 of 1027
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,717$38,423#284 of 476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,458$43,954#183 of 345
Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,574$35,970#527 of 660
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$46,887—#44 of 63
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$46,445—#71 of 85
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,195$43,933#421 of 680
Sociology$45,661$29,313#379 of 462
English Language and Literature$45,292—#402 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$45,003$37,095#564 of 660
Fine and Studio Arts$34,355$19,276#371 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Emporia State University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,547 one year after graduating and $48,325 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Emporia State University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Emporia State University ranks #177 by median pay four years after graduation, and #173 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Emporia State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,574.

← All data for Emporia 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.