Public Health at CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 57 graduates a year

$41,255
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,615
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#112 of 215
Rank by pay
#141 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,936
Median federal debt

CUNY Lehman College graduates in public health earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY Lehman 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
…
109Temple University Philadelphia, PA$57,499$58,477#97$43,093
110California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$57,296$52,136#154$32,880
111Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$56,955$60,780#82$37,533
112CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY$56,615$53,886#141$41,255
113Monroe College Bronx, NY$56,526$53,801#142$43,383
114California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$56,466$51,380#157$40,750
115University of California-Merced Merced, CA$56,393$51,314#159$36,555

Other Public Health Credentials at CUNY Lehman College

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$62,952$75,127$17,310

Other Majors at CUNY Lehman College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$119,115$101,531#25 of 966
Computer Science$85,351$59,516#274 of 349
Information Science/Studies$73,936$50,133#101 of 148
Mathematics$71,718$40,886#142 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$66,240$43,728#574 of 796
Social Work$62,955$42,300#20 of 420
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,496$42,890#687 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,761$36,241#67 of 215
History$61,512$43,874#45 of 459
Anthropology$60,488$38,879#12 of 188
Chemistry$60,413$31,815#155 of 209
Political Science and Government$59,020$43,059#340 of 565
Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,722$42,389#149 of 275
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,143$35,941#100 of 225
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,091$29,538#186 of 610
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$56,907$36,292#26 of 103
Sociology$54,906$42,710#168 of 462
English Language and Literature$54,674$34,337#140 of 576
Psychology$54,063$36,913#298 of 1027
Biology$52,420$33,641#614 of 841
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$51,602$36,811#54 of 85
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$50,455$34,988#60 of 70
Fine and Studio Arts$50,334$27,582#54 of 423
Communication and Media Studies$50,265$32,484#441 of 660
Journalism$49,025$26,319#144 of 187
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$47,163$41,484#42 of 63
Economics—$44,258—
Philosophy$43,165$43,311#76 of 86
Dance$23,522$27,843#58 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Lehman College public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,255 one year after graduating and $56,615 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Lehman College rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, CUNY Lehman College ranks #112 by median pay four years after graduation, and #141 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at CUNY Lehman College worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,936.

← All data for CUNY Lehman 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.