Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$36,307
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,965
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#53 of 215
Rank by pay
#33 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates in public health earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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
…
50Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$64,275$66,044#50$41,061
51Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$64,275$66,044#51$41,061
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

Other Public Health Credentials at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$57,197$71,510$37,578

Other Majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$97,109$71,117#140 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$95,640—#32 of 166
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,953$72,167#207 of 258
Computer Science$93,037$67,704#220 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,567$67,199#21 of 43
Physics$89,944$70,150#24 of 107
Mechanical Engineering$88,265$69,178#233 of 318
Mathematics and Statistics$87,419$44,809#5 of 9
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,238$67,997#46 of 253
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,723$73,445#541 of 966
Systems Engineering$84,648$68,034#10 of 11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,768$66,421#23 of 46
Civil Engineering$83,289$67,934#144 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$83,018$60,639#246 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$78,160$60,048#47 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$76,690$50,928#318 of 796
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$75,611$62,552#7 of 14
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,965$51,628#259 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,654$46,272#357 of 1176
International Business$69,467$53,036#73 of 115
Architecture$67,204$51,558#41 of 78
Business/Managerial Economics$67,182$43,826#68 of 84
Marketing$66,574$43,619#260 of 516
Mathematics$66,450$42,740#194 of 309
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,700$38,190#95 of 178
Chemistry$60,978$35,482#151 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$60,407$38,234#164 of 660
Political Science and Government$57,273$32,780#391 of 565
Geography and Cartography$57,208$42,210#66 of 117
Biology$56,388$34,094#477 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of North Carolina at Charlotte public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,307 one year after graduating and $63,965 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of North Carolina at Charlotte rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranks #53 by median pay four years after graduation, and #33 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 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.