Public Health at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$42,605
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,530
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#85 of 215
Rank by pay
#78 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates in public health earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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
…
82St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN$61,169$58,429#98$42,407
83San Diego State University San Diego, CA$60,904$55,419#129$41,092
84University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC$60,722$65,163#57$36,458
85Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$60,530$61,560#78$42,605
86University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$60,430$54,987#135$35,463
87Mercer University Macon, GA$60,401$62,527#72$27,108
88Truman State University Kirksville, MO$60,157$64,501#61$30,911

Other Public Health Credentials at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$45,293$61,838$38,302

Other Majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,557$79,156#493 of 966
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,783$67,072#8 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$78,096$59,430#317 of 459
Information Science/Studies$71,672$49,369#106 of 148
Economics$69,371—#280 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$63,186$46,359#653 of 796
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$63,001$27,347#59 of 156
Finance and Financial Management Services$62,805$49,248#422 of 452
Geography and Cartography$62,659—#39 of 117
Marketing$61,322$44,207#374 of 516
Homeland Security$60,458$31,685#28 of 33
Criminology$58,115$36,276#41 of 113
Mathematics$57,744$47,277#267 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,810$40,819#912 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,402$41,094#101 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,548$29,186#426 of 565
Biology$55,033$33,206#530 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,516$39,290#209 of 253
Communication and Media Studies$52,762$35,840#367 of 660
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$52,743$41,797#44 of 85
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,048$35,411#415 of 610
English Language and Literature$50,034$34,205#254 of 576
Special Education and Teaching$48,796$43,480#119 of 177
History$48,589$34,682#282 of 459
Psychology$47,654$32,780#670 of 1027
Social Work$46,974$32,316#343 of 420
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$46,176$31,955#50 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,605$37,966#461 of 680
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$44,304$32,065#44 of 55
Dance$40,797$19,681#30 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,605 one year after graduating and $60,530 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranks #85 by median pay four years after graduation, and #78 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 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.