Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 313 graduates a year

$35,761
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,390
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#81 of 215
Rank by pay
#73 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

The University of Texas at Austin graduates in public health earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Texas at Austin 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
…
78Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ$61,691$54,145#138—
79Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$61,665$63,836#64$42,175
80Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA$61,423$71,102#25—
81The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$61,390$62,416#73$35,761
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

Other Majors at The University of Texas at Austin by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Law$156,311——
Computer and Information Sciences$155,168$111,587#12 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$146,003$96,997#5 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$145,638—#1 of 33
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$143,049—#1 of 29
Petroleum Engineering$139,867$86,761#2 of 19
Finance and Financial Management Services$132,075$81,844#10 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$127,158$86,622#3 of 166
Chemical Engineering$115,423$87,365#6 of 158
Accounting and Related Services$105,143$68,082#34 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$104,523$82,227#21 of 318
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$104,422$81,022#13 of 59
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,544$56,045#21 of 118
Civil Engineering$95,271$75,153#20 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$94,458$66,289#39 of 1176
Business/Commerce—$94,041—
Architectural Engineering$93,710$73,510#3 of 16
Marketing$91,955$59,428#16 of 516
Economics$89,354$58,717#107 of 368
Mathematics$88,434$60,011#51 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,891$75,095#429 of 966
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$83,481$42,062#2 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,221$47,972#10 of 178
Architecture$76,808$56,327#5 of 78
Political Science and Government$75,988$43,281#57 of 565
Physics$74,738$36,832#68 of 107
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$73,089$45,243#21 of 476
Information Science/Studies$72,916—#103 of 148
Communication and Media Studies$72,210$43,848#36 of 660
Chemistry$72,025$43,383#60 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Texas at Austin public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,761 one year after graduating and $61,390 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Texas at Austin rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, The University of Texas at Austin ranks #81 by median pay four years after graduation, and #73 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for The University of Texas at Austin · 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.