Public Health at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 75 graduates a year

$34,019
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,970
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#161 of 215
Rank by pay
#155 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,880
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in public health earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State 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
…
158Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL$51,212$54,509#137$38,685
159Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY$51,086$57,845#106$35,612
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

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sam Houston State University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,019 one year after graduating and $50,970 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #161 by median pay four years after graduation, and #155 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,880.

← All data for Sam Houston State 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.