Public Health at Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Master's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$65,374
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,227
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#92 of 201
Rank by pay
#148 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Northeastern University graduates in public health earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Northeastern University 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
…
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
93Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$81,227$71,529#149$65,374
94University of Florida Gainesville, FL$80,455$85,634#62$54,905
95Duke University Durham, NC$80,065$85,921#61$61,687

Other Majors at Northeastern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$169,234$119,202#5 of 69
Computer Software and Media Applications$158,542$97,389#4 of 26
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$155,483$107,951#12 of 62
Business/Commerce$148,490$115,920#10 of 75
Computer and Information Sciences$145,909$119,126#23 of 78
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,345$125,480#53 of 432
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$136,474$107,385#11 of 15
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$125,862$123,413#120 of 216
Biotechnology$125,179$90,091#4 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$124,007$95,265#25 of 83
Chemical Engineering$122,043$89,093#3 of 11
Engineering$119,842$89,698#20 of 29
Accounting and Related Services$118,744$77,676#12 of 349
Systems Engineering$117,700$88,691#24 of 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$117,139$82,134#60 of 92
Engineering$116,924$81,287#8 of 16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$111,725$86,430#6 of 13
Medical Illustration and Informatics$104,317$67,211#11 of 27
Civil Engineering$100,767$83,591#29 of 81
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$100,266—
Communication and Media Studies$97,115$58,317#4 of 61
Taxation—$94,478—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$93,210$47,269#9 of 115
Homeland Security$90,323$66,372#17 of 28
Public Administration$87,852$66,436#44 of 243
International/Globalization Studies$85,630$66,320#4 of 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,704$64,718#589 of 861
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,859$59,352#49 of 322
Education$75,769$65,668#36 of 214
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,724$53,373#12 of 165

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Northeastern University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $65,374 one year after graduating and $81,227 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Northeastern University rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Northeastern University ranks #92 by median pay four years after graduation, and #148 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Northeastern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Northeastern 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.