Public Health at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$47,019
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,114
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#118 of 215
Rank by pay
#86 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates in public health earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 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
…
115University of California-Merced Merced, CA$56,393$51,314#159$36,555
116University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$56,371$51,291#160$27,309
117Fremont University Cerritos, CA$56,318$51,246#162—
118Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$56,114$59,882#86$47,019
119University of Louisville Louisville, KY$56,057$63,473#66$31,824
120California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$55,989$50,946#166$39,011
121Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$55,681$48,870#182$34,032

Other Majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$93,626$67,949#158 of 189
Engineering-Related Fields$89,514$65,996#18 of 33
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$86,245$58,773#5 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$84,838$65,280#78 of 166
Information Science/Studies$84,273$60,359#73 of 148
Construction Engineering$82,365$69,146#11 of 13
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,291$60,807#151 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,798$68,261#771 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$77,880$55,838#298 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,659$53,707#235 of 452
Air Transportation$75,845$33,172#39 of 52
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$75,677$66,669#11 of 15
Economics$74,844$52,864#229 of 368
Mathematics$74,705$46,678#117 of 309
International Business$74,183$53,188#53 of 115
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,290$62,869#55 of 93
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$70,583$42,296#40 of 178
Computer and Information Sciences$70,493$53,257#380 of 459
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$69,239—#21 of 37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$66,280$34,040#27 of 61
Marketing$65,926$47,272#275 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,483$44,655#120 of 275
Chemistry$60,065$43,840#159 of 209
Environmental Design$59,873$43,843#4 of 12
Business/Commerce$59,221$46,018#211 of 271
Political Science and Government$58,254$37,329#372 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,196—#129 of 215
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$54,796$29,896#43 of 70
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,424$35,810#98 of 156
Design and Applied Arts$54,274$35,645#131 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,019 one year after graduating and $56,114 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus ranks #118 by median pay four years after graduation, and #86 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · 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.