Public Health at Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 8 graduates a year

$37,883
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,153
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#74 of 215
Rank by pay
#47 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,875
Median federal debt

Ohio University-Main Campus graduates in public health earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio 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
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71Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH$62,153$66,327#44$37,883
72Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH$62,153$66,327#45$37,883
73Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH$62,153$66,327#46$37,883
74Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$62,153$66,327#47$37,883
75Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH$62,153$66,327#48$37,883
76Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$61,757$63,456#67$41,561
77Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC$61,698$66,211#49—

Other Majors at Ohio University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$99,701—#11 of 52
Industrial Engineering$99,364$70,199#39 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,673$64,226#196 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$93,774$68,154#45 of 166
Computer Science$93,282$73,932#217 of 349
Mechanical Engineering$91,285$69,161#155 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,308$75,809#468 of 966
Chemical Engineering$85,990$67,322#148 of 158
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$85,798$66,591#18 of 51
Accounting and Related Services$84,002$61,856#199 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,299$59,305#184 of 452
Civil Engineering$81,019$63,884#184 of 233
Marketing$78,506$55,022#83 of 516
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$77,401$61,788#17 of 37
International Business$73,640$57,396#61 of 115
Human Resources Management and Services$71,579$43,125#70 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,478$57,006#332 of 1176
Mathematics$67,562—#186 of 309
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,922$38,637#37 of 138
Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,538$42,663#118 of 275
Computer and Information Sciences$60,767$48,515#438 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics—$60,236—
Journalism$59,276$38,246#59 of 187
Political Science and Government$58,907$38,753#349 of 565
Apparel and Textiles$58,647$39,969#26 of 57
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,998$40,516#12 of 50
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$57,479$36,886#42 of 64
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,085—#138 of 215
Geography and Cartography$56,381$33,199#76 of 117
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,867$35,165#217 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio University-Main Campus public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,883 one year after graduating and $62,153 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio University-Main Campus rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Ohio University-Main Campus ranks #74 by median pay four years after graduation, and #47 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Ohio University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,875.

← All data for Ohio 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.