Public Health at University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 416 graduates a year

$38,273
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,328
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 215
Rank by pay
#65 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

University of Maryland-College Park graduates in public health earn 23% more 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 University of Maryland-College Park 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
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20Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$72,736$73,973#18$39,072
21Chapman University Orange, CA$72,529$65,997#52$25,007
22North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$72,419$77,716#11$58,660
23University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$72,328$63,476#65$38,273
24New York University New York, NY$70,840$67,425#37$37,573
25American University Washington, DC$70,831$62,066#74$42,194
26University of Delaware Newark, DE$70,793$70,369#26$35,437

Other Public Health Credentials at University of Maryland-College Park

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$72,607$96,194$41,326

Other Majors at University of Maryland-College Park by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$152,422$95,847#12 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$144,501—#17 of 459
Computer Science$137,931$99,756#44 of 349
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,649$72,304#10 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,648$75,689#25 of 452
Information Science/Studies$109,092$70,344#7 of 148
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,834$85,500#38 of 258
Chemical Engineering$102,149$81,777#39 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$100,003$76,485#38 of 318
Mathematics$99,689$79,129#27 of 309
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$98,044$78,631#23 of 59
Materials Engineering$97,714—#7 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$97,314$69,821#66 of 796
Marketing$93,782$61,578#14 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$93,440$69,848#3 of 26
Civil Engineering$93,280$76,731#31 of 233
Engineering$92,653$80,931#11 of 19
Physics$90,900$39,825#22 of 107
International Business$90,333$61,199#18 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$86,590$65,842#69 of 1176
Economics$83,880$58,650#147 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$80,470$48,721#10 of 110
Chemistry$79,869$46,140#18 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$78,577$53,081#9 of 77
Political Science and Government$74,437$42,688#71 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$74,402$43,696#25 of 660
Food Science and Technology$73,677$24,341#11 of 29
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$69,033$31,105#22 of 215
Architecture$68,527$46,347#34 of 78
Journalism$68,128$46,893#14 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Maryland-College Park public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $38,273 one year after graduating and $72,328 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Maryland-College Park rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, University of Maryland-College Park ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #65 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at University of Maryland-College Park worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for University of Maryland-College Park · 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.