Public Health at Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$29,862
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,238
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#178 of 215
Rank by pay
#144 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,625
Median federal debt

Coastal Carolina University graduates in public health earn 18% 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 Coastal Carolina 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
…
175Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$48,926$44,552#209$36,641
176Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$48,896$50,617#170$34,761
177Emporia State University Emporia, KS$48,325$50,169#173$31,547
178Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$48,238$53,488#144$29,862
179SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY$48,099$45,780#198$36,690
180Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK$48,057$53,957#139$41,457
181Nazareth University Rochester, NY$47,851$45,544#199$46,442

Other Majors at Coastal Carolina University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$84,021—
Information Science/Studies$77,999$31,322#92 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,181$46,911#341 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$63,247$38,602#423 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$63,239$43,812#652 of 796
Marketing$62,373$35,924#353 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$61,910—#77 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,946$41,953#798 of 1176
Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,575$36,544#135 of 275
Applied Mathematics$59,208—#44 of 45
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$56,863$35,150#5 of 5
Political Science and Government$53,948$29,924#458 of 565
Biology$51,247$28,585#645 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$51,010$29,821#412 of 660
Hospitality Administration/Management$50,864$34,300#99 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,228$27,920#408 of 610
History$49,222$24,172#271 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$49,005$42,147#118 of 177
Sociology$47,056$24,738#359 of 462
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$46,896—#107 of 110
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,581$40,053#401 of 680
Psychology$45,469$26,524#778 of 1027
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$45,323$26,838#47 of 62
Design and Applied Arts$40,150$26,076#269 of 299
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,460$27,221#461 of 476
English Language and Literature$37,707$25,310#540 of 576
Fine and Studio Arts$36,007$23,121#338 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,962$16,862#223 of 255

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Coastal Carolina University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,862 one year after graduating and $48,238 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Coastal Carolina University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Coastal Carolina University ranks #178 by median pay four years after graduation, and #144 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Coastal Carolina University worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,625.

← All data for Coastal Carolina 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.