Public Health at CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 39 graduates a year

$47,444
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,884
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#55 of 215
Rank by pay
#81 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

CUNY Hunter College graduates in public health earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Hunter College 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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52Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO$63,965$68,584#34—
53University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$63,965$68,644#33$36,307
54Regis College Weston, MA$63,892$56,264#120$42,638
55CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$63,884$60,804#81$47,444
56University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$63,854$56,230#121$37,364
57University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$63,666$58,559#93$46,016
58University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$63,666$58,559#94$46,016

Other Majors at CUNY Hunter College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,361$103,692#38 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$104,791$86,173#6 of 93
Computer Science$102,321$76,747#152 of 349
Human Biology$83,420$31,891#1 of 9
Mathematics$80,308$48,918#84 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$75,803$54,617#336 of 796
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$73,857$36,410#2 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$72,919$49,245#8 of 345
Social Work$70,273$42,227#2 of 420
Economics$69,920$34,580#275 of 368
Biological and Physical Sciences$63,406$36,362#16 of 33
Political Science and Government$62,040$35,154#281 of 565
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,864—#12 of 50
Biology$59,204$30,257#368 of 841
Psychology$59,149$31,706#113 of 1027
History$58,253$28,790#77 of 459
Sociology$57,965$30,246#109 of 462
Fine and Studio Arts$56,160$22,788#15 of 423
English Language and Literature$55,759$27,958#116 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$55,182$29,054#300 of 660
Chemistry$54,699$29,340#190 of 209
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,509$26,571#9 of 24
Anthropology$51,787$26,680#54 of 188
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$51,569$34,007#50 of 103
Philosophy$49,583$10,363#65 of 86
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,545$24,869#62 of 144
Music$39,600$33,384#195 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$30,534—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$25,059—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Hunter College public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,444 one year after graduating and $63,884 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Hunter College rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, CUNY Hunter College ranks #55 by median pay four years after graduation, and #81 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at CUNY Hunter College worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for public health ($58,808).

← All data for CUNY Hunter College · 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.