Public Health at Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH · Master's Degree · about 25 graduates a year

$58,009
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,541
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#130 of 201
Rank by pay
#101 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$33,969
Median federal debt

Wright State University-Main Campus graduates in public health earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Wright State University-Main Campus Compares for Public Health

All 201 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
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$166,705$182,107#1—
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$153,029$134,758#3$108,479
3Touro University California Vallejo, CA$143,582$130,650#4$111,615
4Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA$142,151$144,569#2$70,472
5Arcadia University Glenside, PA$116,631$118,615#5—
6University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$111,363$118,532#6$67,270
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$110,900$100,912#23$75,311
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$108,351$118,356#7$108,776
9Tufts University Medford, MA$106,072$93,407#35$70,674
10Yale University New Haven, CT$105,402$94,895#28$72,627
…
127National University San Diego, CA$73,936$67,277#166$58,859
128University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI$73,805$77,819#110$57,343
129University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$73,712$64,911#177$58,180
130Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH$73,541$78,479#101$58,009
131Florida International University Miami, FL$73,457$78,186#104$53,193
132Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA$73,439$66,873#167—
133Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE$73,297$75,755#123—

Other Majors at Wright State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,321$104,352#122 of 432
Management Information Systems and Services$110,235$99,199#16 of 46
Engineering Science$108,035—#5 of 5
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,832$90,187#56 of 62
Mechanical Engineering$100,393$80,255#82 of 83
Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,625$78,061#402 of 861
Public Administration$76,622$47,732#129 of 243
Educational/Instructional Media Design—$65,469—
Educational Administration and Supervision$64,806$58,501#314 of 453
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$63,166$48,503#180 of 322
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,632$52,868#200 of 285
Social Work$58,382$50,016#222 of 279
Special Education and Teaching$50,431$46,116#268 of 280
History$48,916—#27 of 36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,735$39,054#351 of 380
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$44,244$42,187#300 of 302
English Language and Literature—$18,109—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $58,009 one year after graduating and $73,541 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Wright State University-Main Campus ranks #130 by median pay four years after graduation, and #101 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $33,969.

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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.