Public Health, General

CIP Code: 51.2201

A public health, general degree prepares graduates for careers in Medical and health services managers, Health specialties teachers, postsecondary, Health education specialists and more. 456 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

25,004

                Colleges Offering
                456
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $84,403
            

                Top Career Salary
                $117,960
            

Public Health, General Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $58,808 four years after graduating (middle half: $41,981–$79,154). Where you study it matters: across 215 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $38,325 to $101,771.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Duke University Durham, NC	$101,771	$109,215	$45,921	$12,500	A+
2	Utah State University Logan, UT	$93,161	$88,295	$76,451	—	C
3	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$89,522	$81,459	$36,300	$15,000	A+
4	George Washington University Washington, DC	$87,217	$76,425	$44,809	$23,250	A+
5	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	$86,855	$94,875	$74,771	$26,500	C+
6	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$85,266	$89,903	$59,330	$31,000	B
7	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$84,790	$83,306	$59,207	$20,009	B
8	Elon University Elon, NC	$81,153	$87,089	$42,088	$20,500	A+
9	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$79,113	$69,431	$36,540	$12,750	A+
10	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$78,928	$83,220	$36,181	$16,787	A+
11	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$78,085	$80,834	$39,534	$20,788	A
12	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$77,329	$70,364	$46,263	$33,375	C+
13	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$76,572	$69,676	$48,351	$11,708	A+
14	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$75,867	$77,157	$43,134	$20,875	A+
15	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	$75,679	$76,966	$35,354	—	C
16	Tufts University Medford, MA	$75,448	$66,440	$53,372	$18,250	A+
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$74,633	$65,504	$45,408	$24,000	A
18	Brown University Providence, RI	$74,496	$73,371	$75,909	$11,760	A+
19	Rivier University Nashua, NH	$72,965	$67,208	$36,710	$27,000	D
20	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$72,736	$73,973	$39,072	$27,000	A+
21	Chapman University Orange, CA	$72,529	$65,997	$25,007	$23,125	B+
22	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$72,419	$77,716	$58,660	—	D
23	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$72,328	$63,476	$38,273	$21,500	A+
24	New York University New York, NY	$70,840	$67,425	$37,573	$19,000	A+
25	American University Washington, DC	$70,831	$62,066	$42,194	$23,250	A
26	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$70,793	$70,369	$35,437	$24,336	A
27	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$70,369	$75,094	$36,226	$16,260	A
28	National University San Diego, CA	$70,340	$64,005	$52,057	$34,156	C+
29	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$69,776	$66,412	$43,280	$27,000	A
31	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$68,605	$73,021	$30,056	$15,454	A
30	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$68,605	$73,021	$30,056	$15,454	A+
32	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$68,038	$72,992	$42,790	$19,500	A
33	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$67,891	$80,004	$35,797	$23,000	B+
34	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	$67,452	$75,733	$49,560	$18,000	C
35	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$66,937	$68,779	$40,005	$21,000	B
36	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$66,892	$71,763	$45,274	$21,000	A+
37	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$66,732	$67,847	$39,584	$16,500	A
38	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$66,722	$58,561	—	$21,500	B+
39	Carroll University Waukesha, WI	$66,494	$69,190	—	—	B
40	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$66,110	$60,156	$39,144	$15,000	A+
41	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$65,978	$64,823	$40,564	$19,728	A+
42	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$65,961	$60,020	—	—	C
43	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$65,429	$57,617	$43,046	$24,982	C+
44	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$65,358	$59,514	$37,025	$20,500	B+
45	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$64,888	$76,766	$37,256	$22,045	B+
46	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$64,595	$65,694	$32,328	$27,000	B+
47	Simmons University Boston, MA	$64,514	$56,811	$45,331	$27,000	C+
48	University at Albany Albany, NY	$64,456	$61,349	—	$20,750	B+
49	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$64,454	$56,570	—	—	C+
51	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$64,275	$66,044	$41,061	$21,500	B+
50	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$64,275	$66,044	$41,061	$21,500	B+
53	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$63,965	$68,644	$36,307	$27,000	B
52	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	$63,965	$68,584	—	—	F
54	Regis College Weston, MA	$63,892	$56,264	$42,638	$27,000	D
55	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,884	$60,804	$47,444	—	B
56	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$63,854	$56,230	$37,364	$21,746	B+
59	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$63,666	$58,559	$46,016	$15,500	B+
58	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$63,666	$58,559	$46,016	$15,500	A
57	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$63,666	$58,559	$46,016	$15,500	A
60	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$63,652	$68,248	$33,863	$26,000	A
61	Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA	$63,621	$65,861	—	—	B
62	Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$63,204	$73,163	—	$27,000	C+
63	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$63,061	$60,237	$44,285	$35,750	F
64	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$63,016	$65,571	—	—	B
66	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$62,633	$63,002	$40,682	$21,500	B
65	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$62,633	$63,002	$40,682	$21,500	B+
67	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	$62,455	$66,965	—	$25,082	C+
68	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$62,435	$57,427	$42,137	$20,326	C+
69	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	$62,386	$64,582	$34,113	$25,649	B
75	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	B
74	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	C+
73	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	C
72	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	B
71	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	B
70	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$62,153	$66,327	$37,883	$23,875	C
76	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$61,757	$63,456	$41,561	$20,151	C+
77	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$61,698	$66,211	—	$27,000	C
78	Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	$61,691	$54,145	—	—	D
79	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$61,665	$63,836	$42,175	$25,250	C+
80	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	$61,423	$71,102	—	—	C
81	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$61,390	$62,416	$35,761	$20,500	A+
82	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$61,169	$58,429	$42,407	$27,000	C+
83	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$60,904	$55,419	$41,092	$15,000	B
84	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$60,722	$65,163	$36,458	$21,458	B
85	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$60,530	$61,560	$42,605	$26,000	C+
86	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$60,430	$54,987	$35,463	$17,148	A
87	Mercer University Macon, GA	$60,401	$62,527	$27,108	$27,000	B
88	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$60,157	$64,501	$30,911	$23,031	B
89	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$59,871	$52,548	$44,423	$24,250	C
90	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$59,639	$56,968	$36,520	$24,986	B
91	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$59,566	$63,923	$35,628	$25,000	B
92	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$59,389	$56,729	$38,475	$25,750	A
93	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	$59,240	$70,084	$47,100	$30,640	C+
94	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	$59,200	$63,011	$51,565	$27,026	B
95	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$59,163	$66,990	$36,957	$23,250	B+
96	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT	$58,974	$55,893	$47,365	$23,250	B
97	Portland State University Portland, OR	$58,860	$59,207	$36,762	$21,500	C+
98	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	$58,777	$62,561	$34,416	$22,500	B
99	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$58,715	$65,106	$31,756	$21,500	A
100	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$58,610	$55,785	$39,451	$26,000	B+
101	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$58,603	$57,577	$41,585	$20,500	B+
102	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$58,520	$53,903	$45,910	$18,750	C
103	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$58,310	$54,531	$40,566	$20,602	C+
104	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$58,252	$61,420	$38,781	$27,000	C
105	American International College Springfield, MA	$58,245	$51,291	—	$30,500	F
106	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$58,119	$61,860	$35,724	$17,500	C+
107	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	$57,945	$52,764	—	—	C
108	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$57,800	$62,009	$42,152	$20,112	C+
109	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$57,499	$58,477	$43,093	$27,000	B+
110	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$57,296	$52,136	$32,880	$13,200	B
111	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$56,955	$60,780	$37,533	$21,880	B
112	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$56,615	$53,886	$41,255	$13,936	C
113	Monroe College Bronx, NY	$56,526	$53,801	$43,383	$27,000	C
114	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$56,466	$51,380	$40,750	$12,457	C
115	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$56,393	$51,314	$36,555	$15,250	B
116	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$56,371	$51,291	$27,309	$19,205	C
117	Fremont University Cerritos, CA	$56,318	$51,246	—	—	D
118	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$56,114	$59,882	$47,019	$23,250	C
119	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$56,057	$63,473	$31,824	$18,336	B
120	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$55,989	$50,946	$39,011	$13,744	C
121	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$55,681	$48,870	$34,032	$25,000	C+
122	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$55,660	$61,718	$31,848	$25,146	B
123	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$55,418	$57,665	$41,585	$26,801	B+
124	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$55,302	$58,310	$32,584	$18,750	C+
125	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$55,200	$52,317	$37,068	$14,689	B+
126	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$55,147	$59,163	—	$25,125	C+
127	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	$55,116	$55,441	$30,412	$25,250	B
128	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$55,002	$57,993	$35,598	$25,191	A
130	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$54,544	$58,207	$39,159	$26,000	D
129	Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH	$54,544	$58,207	$39,159	$26,000	B
131	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	$54,456	$55,382	$35,380	$23,750	C+
132	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$54,229	$55,135	$35,564	$23,375	C+
133	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$54,228	$56,047	$40,021	$19,100	C
134	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$54,188	$55,093	$33,514	$24,000	C+
135	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	$54,182	$55,104	—	$25,000	D
136	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$53,997	$48,615	$35,797	$21,500	D
137	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	$53,988	$57,919	$43,356	$21,702	F
138	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$53,560	$57,008	$33,575	$19,250	B+
139	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL	$53,408	$56,846	$34,462	$21,379	C
140	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	$53,245	$50,991	$42,552	$18,093	D
141	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$53,124	$57,010	$42,239	$24,966	C
142	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	$52,870	$48,699	$34,087	$27,000	C
143	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	$52,827	$47,561	—	$27,000	C+
144	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$52,699	$53,595	—	—	A
145	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$52,679	$50,139	$43,000	$12,800	D
146	Anderson University Anderson, SC	$52,568	$58,290	—	—	D
147	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	$52,543	$57,398	$38,435	$22,299	D
148	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$52,517	$58,964	$38,852	$19,700	B+
149	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	$52,452	$52,761	$35,701	$21,278	C
150	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	$52,438	$53,314	$35,119	$18,950	C
151	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	$52,247	$55,610	$42,637	$50,465	C+
152	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$52,202	$56,003	—	—	C+
153	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$51,996	$49,280	$29,025	$10,317	A
154	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$51,990	$55,481	$32,685	$26,000	B
155	Murray State University Murray, KY	$51,848	$58,708	$38,753	$20,699	C
156	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$51,693	$47,037	$34,948	$14,926	C+
157	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$51,588	$58,557	$35,698	$25,000	B+
158	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL	$51,212	$54,509	$38,685	$43,815	D
159	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	$51,086	$57,845	$35,612	$22,375	C+
160	Governors State University University Park, IL	$51,027	$50,134	$36,537	$17,928	C
161	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$50,970	$51,822	$34,019	$23,880	C
162	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	$50,932	$48,651	$32,830	$15,000	C
163	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$50,517	$51,376	$39,400	$27,000	B+
164	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$50,046	$47,432	$41,661	$13,950	B+
165	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$49,881	$51,637	$33,716	$25,250	C
166	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$49,432	$46,850	$38,102	$14,415	B+
167	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR	$49,174	$57,947	$32,564	$19,500	C
168	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$49,039	$52,626	$34,148	$19,000	C+
174	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	$49,032	$50,903	$35,433	$25,607	C
173	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	$49,032	$51,020	$35,433	$25,607	C+
172	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	$49,032	$48,174	$35,433	$25,607	D
171	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	$49,032	$50,799	$35,433	$25,607	C+
170	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	$49,032	$46,836	$35,433	$25,607	B
169	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	$49,032	$52,188	$35,433	$25,607	C+
175	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$48,926	$44,552	$36,641	$26,000	F
176	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$48,896	$50,617	$34,761	$23,400	D
177	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	$48,325	$50,169	$31,547	$20,574	D
178	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	$48,238	$53,488	$29,862	$25,625	C
179	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$48,099	$45,780	$36,690	$20,500	C
180	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	$48,057	$53,957	$41,457	$20,548	D
181	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$47,851	$45,544	$46,442	$26,000	C+
182	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	$47,830	$44,730	$37,498	$13,262	F
183	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$47,652	$46,818	$35,023	$26,000	C+
184	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	$47,641	$55,148	$35,205	$31,062	F
192	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	$47,437	$45,150	$37,548	$44,953	F
191	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI	$47,437	$49,360	$37,548	$44,953	F
190	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	$47,437	$43,196	$37,548	$44,953	F
189	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH	$47,437	$50,622	$37,548	$44,953	F
188	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY	$47,437	$45,150	$37,548	$44,953	F
187	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$47,437	$45,150	$37,548	$44,953	F
186	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY	$47,437	$45,150	$37,548	$44,953	F
185	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY	$47,437	$45,150	$37,548	$44,953	F
193	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	$47,419	$57,534	$28,363	$25,575	C
194	Winona State University Winona, MN	$47,291	$45,173	$46,250	$19,767	C+
195	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$46,320	$50,600	$30,321	$27,000	C
204	South University-Austin Round Rock, TX	$45,993	$46,761	$34,789	$38,888	F
203	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	$45,993	$47,612	$34,789	$38,888	F
202	South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	$45,993	$41,881	$34,789	$38,888	F
201	South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA	$45,993	$41,881	$34,789	$38,888	F
200	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	$45,993	$48,954	$34,789	$38,888	F
199	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC	$45,993	$50,999	$34,789	$38,888	F
198	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	$45,993	$47,612	$34,789	$38,888	F
197	South University-West Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach, FL	$45,993	$48,954	$34,789	$38,888	F
196	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL	$45,993	$52,206	$34,789	$38,888	F
205	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	$45,401	$52,555	$34,751	$26,000	C
206	Marymount University Arlington, VA	$44,896	$40,882	—	—	B
207	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$44,665	$45,411	$31,844	$23,000	C
208	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$44,398	$50,396	$32,187	$25,000	B
209	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	$44,015	$46,804	$30,128	$13,043	A
210	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$43,605	$49,374	—	$22,086	D
211	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	$43,524	$44,251	$37,319	$31,000	C+
212	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	$42,410	$49,104	$27,729	$23,500	F
213	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$42,267	$45,358	$27,913	$21,500	D
214	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX	$40,984	$41,669	$31,612	$48,996	D
215	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS	$38,325	$46,500	$26,553	$22,500	C

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Public Health, General Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Medical and health services managers

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Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

$105,620 +17.3% growth

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Health education specialists

$63,000 +4.5% growth

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Community health workers

$51,030 +11.3% growth

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$84,403

Average Salary Across Careers

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Best Colleges for Public Health, General

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in public health, general.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	516	A
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	472	A
3	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	383	A
4	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	356	A
5	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	301	A
6	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	235	A
7	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	229	A
8	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	175	A
9	Yale University	New Haven, CT	168	A
10	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	82	A
11	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	80	A
12	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	79	A
13	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	66	A
14	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	54	A
15	New York University	New York, NY	53	A
16	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	52	A
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	468	B+
18	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	429	B+
19	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	404	B+
20	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	296	B+
21	San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	274	B+
22	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, MA	255	B+
23	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	226	B+
24	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	155	B+
25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	147	B+
26	Florida International University	Miami, FL	136	B+
27	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	134	B+
28	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	107	B+
29	University of California-Merced	Merced, CA	104	B+
30	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	64	B+

Largest Public Health, General Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most public health, general graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of the People	Pasadena, CA	585	C
2	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	516	A
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	472	A
4	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	468	B+
5	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	429	B+
6	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, SC	426	B
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	404	B+
8	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, NH	398	C
9	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	383	A
10	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	375	B
11	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	365	C+
12	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	356	A
13	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	343	B
14	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	323	B
15	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	301	A
16	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	296	B+
17	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	286	C+
18	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	280	C+
19	San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	274	B+
20	A T Still University of Health Sciences	Kirksville, MO	272	C
21	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York, NY	260	C+
22	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, MA	255	B+
23	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	250	B
24	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	248	B
25	Kent State University at Kent	Kent, OH	240	C+
26	Liberty University	Lynchburg, VA	240	C+
27	Walden University	Minneapolis, MN	240	D
28	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	235	A
29	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	235	C+
30	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, CO	231	C+

25,004

Degrees Awarded Annually

456

Colleges Offering Program

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About Public Health, General

Public Health, General is a degree program offered at 456 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 25,004 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as medical and health services managers, health specialties teachers, postsecondary, health education specialists, community health workers.

Program Classification

CIP Code 51.2201

Field (2-digit CIP) 51

Category (4-digit CIP) 51.22

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Public Health, General degree?

A Public Health, General degree can lead to careers as a medical and health services managers, health specialties teachers, postsecondary, health education specialists, community health workers, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $117,960 annually.

How many colleges offer Public Health, General?

456 colleges and universities in the United States offer Public Health, General as a degree program. Each year, approximately 25,004 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Public Health, General?

The best colleges for Public Health, General based on Repit's ratings include University of California-Berkeley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia University in the City of New York, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Public Health, General degree?

Graduates with a Public Health, General degree can expect average salaries around $84,403 in related careers, with top earners making up to $117,960. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

Public Health, General

Public Health, General Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Public Health, General Degree?

Medical and health services managers

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Health education specialists

Community health workers

Best Colleges for Public Health, General

Largest Public Health, General Programs

About Public Health, General

Program Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

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