Public Health at University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Master's Degree · about 48 graduates a year

$63,861
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$92,024
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#39 of 201
Rank by pay
#70 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$45,801
Median federal debt

University of Virginia-Main Campus graduates in public health earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Virginia-Main Campus Compares for Public Health

All 201 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
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$166,705$182,107#1—
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$153,029$134,758#3$108,479
3Touro University California Vallejo, CA$143,582$130,650#4$111,615
4Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA$142,151$144,569#2$70,472
5Arcadia University Glenside, PA$116,631$118,615#5—
6University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$111,363$118,532#6$67,270
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$110,900$100,912#23$75,311
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$108,351$118,356#7$108,776
9Tufts University Medford, MA$106,072$93,407#35$70,674
10Yale University New Haven, CT$105,402$94,895#28$72,627
…
36Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA$92,519$84,186#69$66,387
37Samford University Birmingham, AL$92,506$105,002#13$57,501
38University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$92,405$81,096#84$65,020
39University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$92,024$83,796#70$63,861
40Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA$91,103$82,898#74$70,190
41University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$91,073$103,376#18$56,823
42University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$90,920$82,731#76$72,965

Other Majors at University of Virginia-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$224,229$189,494#10 of 861
Management Information Systems and Services$180,312—#2 of 46
Business/Commerce$180,117$159,747#5 of 75
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$156,433—
Systems Engineering$152,854$115,773#7 of 27
Computer Software and Media Applications$127,420$112,959#12 of 26
International Business$117,994$88,745#6 of 15
Accounting and Related Services$117,392$73,793#15 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$110,468$89,572#352 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$103,192—#76 of 83
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$99,250—
Public Policy Analysis$99,110$71,078#11 of 50
Educational Administration and Supervision$85,232$63,369#69 of 453
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$82,553$58,018#18 of 36
Applied Mathematics—$76,647—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$75,525$54,093#61 of 322
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$74,320$64,510#48 of 243
Curriculum and Instruction$68,978$56,714#33 of 190
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$64,896$54,185#48 of 165
Architectural Sciences and Technology—$62,560—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$60,738—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$60,095$55,919#125 of 302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,940$54,106#176 of 380
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,318$54,250#191 of 285
Special Education and Teaching$58,042$55,212#210 of 280

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Virginia-Main Campus public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,861 one year after graduating and $92,024 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Virginia-Main Campus rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, University of Virginia-Main Campus ranks #39 by median pay four years after graduation, and #70 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at University of Virginia-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $45,801.

← All data for University of Virginia-Main Campus · 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.