Public Health at La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 16 graduates a year

$39,400
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,517
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#163 of 215
Rank by pay
#158 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

La Salle University graduates in public health earn 14% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How La Salle 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
…
160Governors State University University Park, IL$51,027$50,134#175$36,537
161Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$50,970$51,822#155$34,019
162Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN$50,932$48,651#184$32,830
163La Salle University Philadelphia, PA$50,517$51,376#158$39,400
164Weber State University Ogden, UT$50,046$47,432#190$41,661
165Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$49,881$51,637#156$33,716
166Utah Valley University Orem, UT$49,432$46,850#192$38,102

Other Majors at La Salle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,679$84,400#127 of 966
Computer Science$94,659$70,783#206 of 349
Computer and Information Sciences$91,837$58,662#178 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,087$56,485#113 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$83,892$54,772#203 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,900$37,382#131 of 1176
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$76,518$57,783#77 of 126
Biology$73,920$30,626#58 of 841
Marketing$68,227$38,994#226 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,759—#35 of 215
Sociology$64,953$36,319#35 of 462
Systems Science and Theory$64,444$36,442#4 of 6
Special Education and Teaching$63,434$48,302#11 of 177
Business/Commerce$61,594$40,026#188 of 271
Communication and Media Studies$61,347$36,037#138 of 660
Political Science and Government$56,792—#400 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$55,765$47,470#40 of 53
Social Work$55,431$37,453#128 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,322—#94 of 680
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,165$38,832#319 of 660
Psychology$49,216$32,348#588 of 1027
History$44,285—#389 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do La Salle University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,400 one year after graduating and $50,517 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does La Salle University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, La Salle University ranks #163 by median pay four years after graduation, and #158 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at La Salle University worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for La Salle 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.