Public Health at Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$39,072
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,736
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 215
Rank by pay
#18 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Drexel University graduates in public health earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Drexel University 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
…
17Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$74,633$65,504#56$45,408
18Brown University Providence, RI$74,496$73,371#19$75,909
19Rivier University Nashua, NH$72,965$67,208#38$36,710
20Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$72,736$73,973#18$39,072
21Chapman University Orange, CA$72,529$65,997#52$25,007
22North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$72,419$77,716#11$58,660
23University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$72,328$63,476#65$38,273

Other Public Health Credentials at Drexel University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$61,046$76,628$61,917

Other Majors at Drexel University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$121,832—#17 of 452
Computer Engineering$117,537$89,418#44 of 189
Computer Science$113,610$86,930#100 of 349
Construction Management$105,887$78,030#6 of 57
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,599$74,357#22 of 126
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,978$81,904#80 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$101,790$72,332#21 of 166
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$101,488$78,089#14 of 99
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$101,362$74,860#23 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,646$85,441#128 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$100,317$70,069#53 of 796
Chemical Engineering$99,338$77,528#57 of 158
Mathematics$98,709$70,313#29 of 309
Information Science/Studies$98,548$78,755#18 of 148
Economics$98,178$70,967#74 of 368
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$97,379$66,431#1 of 34
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$95,081$33,835#3 of 48
Materials Engineering$94,694$78,623#10 of 34
International Business$94,595$54,235#14 of 115
Legal Professions and Studies$93,811—#1 of 13
Mechanical Engineering$93,638$74,267#116 of 318
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$92,778$72,174#5 of 207
Marketing$89,486$57,838#25 of 516
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$87,416$59,077—
Business/Commerce$86,878—#16 of 271
Architectural Engineering$85,839$76,272#9 of 16
Civil Engineering$84,992$72,087#120 of 233
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$84,166$62,470#11 of 476
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,040$61,478#88 of 1176
Chemistry$82,185$49,215#13 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Drexel University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,072 one year after graduating and $72,736 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Drexel University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Drexel University ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Drexel University worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Drexel University · 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.