Public Health at Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$36,641
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,926
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#175 of 215
Rank by pay
#209 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Liberty University graduates in public health earn 17% 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 Liberty 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
…
172Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL$49,032$48,174#186$35,433
173Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI$49,032$51,020#163$35,433
174Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS$49,032$50,903#167$35,433
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

Other Public Health Credentials at Liberty University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$51,495$62,205$35,783

Other Majors at Liberty University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$102,096$50,629#6 of 52
Industrial Engineering$94,928—#57 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$89,244$76,127#242 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$89,129$65,794#209 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$84,228$56,014#79 of 166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,883$71,918#616 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$82,116$56,258#276 of 459
Mathematics$81,095—#81 of 309
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,436$43,567#38 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,269$49,772#473 of 1176
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology—$66,126—
Accounting and Related Services$63,307$51,541#650 of 796
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,715$48,855#107 of 660
Health and Medical Administrative Services$58,969$43,578#141 of 275
Political Science and Government$56,550$46,508#409 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$54,911$35,392#308 of 660
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$53,357$42,284#125 of 207
Journalism$51,940$39,592#124 of 187
Religious Music and Worship$51,701$33,284—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,061$27,423#371 of 610
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$50,891$34,506#69 of 158
Biology$50,666$23,803#668 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,103—#242 of 253
Legal Support Services$48,589$41,973#26 of 32
American Sign Language$48,109$32,117#7 of 20
Social Work$48,003$38,828#320 of 420
Religion/Religious Studies$47,991$38,540#22 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$47,797$30,019#202 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$47,241$39,699#137 of 177
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$46,899$34,876#2 of 5

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Liberty University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,641 one year after graduating and $48,926 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Liberty University rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Liberty University ranks #175 by median pay four years after graduation, and #209 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Liberty University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Liberty 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.