Public Health at Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Master's Degree · about 79 graduates a year

$58,719
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,964
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#89 of 201
Rank by pay
#29 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$87,279
Median federal debt

Tulane University of Louisiana graduates in public health earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 106% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Tulane University of Louisiana 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
…
86Northwestern University Evanston, IL$82,202$80,763#86$66,859
87Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$81,990$78,037#107$64,289
88The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX$81,983$83,353#72$60,515
89Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$81,964$94,880#29$58,719
90Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$81,743$86,188#59$66,933
91University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$81,232$84,332#67$62,420
92Northeastern University Boston, MA$81,227$71,529#148$65,374

Other Public Health Credentials at Tulane University of Louisiana

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Graduate/Professional Certificate$51,365$55,423—

Other Majors at Tulane University of Louisiana by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business—$154,405—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$124,014$109,759#142 of 861
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$122,230$76,946#52 of 92
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,904$107,341#24 of 69
Business/Commerce$113,672$78,010#28 of 75
Legal Professions and Studies$100,322$98,216#3 of 11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$89,707$61,709#8 of 10
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$77,285$54,450#15 of 23
Architecture$72,973—#27 of 50
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences—$61,763—
Social Work$55,716$46,565#250 of 279
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$55,438—#32 of 34
Architectural Sciences and Technology—$53,275—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences—$36,681—
Pharmacology and Toxicology—$35,888—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences—$31,546—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences—$26,589—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$20,528—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Tulane University of Louisiana public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $58,719 one year after graduating and $81,964 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Tulane University of Louisiana rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Tulane University of Louisiana ranks #89 by median pay four years after graduation, and #29 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Tulane University of Louisiana worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $87,279.

← All data for Tulane University of Louisiana · 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.