Public Health at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Master's Degree · about 171 graduates a year

$70,387
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,156
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#61 of 201
Rank by pay
#68 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$45,315
Median federal debt

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates in public health earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 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
…
58Boston University Boston, MA$88,820$78,215#103$68,423
59California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$88,743$80,750#87$67,844
60University of Southern Maine Portland, ME$88,404$93,950#33$62,476
61University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$88,156$84,208#68$70,387
62University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$87,995$101,884#21$69,574
63MCPHS University Boston, MA$87,975$77,471#112$69,004
64Brown University Providence, RI$87,924$86,596#57$70,405

Other Majors at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$167,446$100,441#2 of 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations$162,817$132,950#31 of 861
Computer Engineering$161,999$127,323#6 of 23
Engineering$141,008—#4 of 16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$139,772$87,769#3 of 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$138,394$103,504#27 of 92
Health and Medical Administrative Services$125,454$85,293#22 of 211
Applied Mathematics$123,369—#8 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$121,475$92,241#11 of 159
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$112,691—#16 of 40
Mechanical Engineering$112,217$90,193#52 of 83
Accounting and Related Services$111,508$78,000#36 of 349
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$97,787$74,680#2 of 13
Public Administration$97,311$92,069#25 of 243
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$84,522$65,137#13 of 23
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$83,567$52,823#13 of 58
Curriculum and Instruction$82,925$53,385#8 of 190
Public Policy Analysis$80,100$61,239#38 of 50
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,778$72,217#432 of 432
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$75,444$61,488#21 of 204
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$75,191$57,244#11 of 26
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$74,818$63,944#30 of 36
Architecture$72,487$58,635#28 of 50
Social Work$68,679$56,823#68 of 279
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$68,652$58,917#96 of 243
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$66,765—#154 of 211
Education$66,492—#14 of 32
Landscape Architecture$64,090$55,522#6 of 7
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,769—#54 of 165
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$63,013$51,090#182 of 322

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Minnesota-Twin Cities public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,387 one year after graduating and $88,156 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranks #61 by median pay four years after graduation, and #68 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $45,315.

← All data for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · 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.