Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for public health Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for public health Majors in US for 2021:
- University of Florida
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Brown University
- University of Maryland - College Park
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Washington
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Tufts University
25 best colleges for public health majors in the US
1. University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
2. Johns Hopkins University
Location
Baltimore, MD
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
4. University of Maryland - College Park
Location
College Park, MD
5. University of Texas at Austin
Location
Austin, TX
6. Brown University
Location
Providence, RI
7. University of Washington
Location
Seattle, WA
8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL
10. Tufts University
Location
Medford, MA
11. University of California, Irvine
Location
Irvine, CA
12. Purdue University
Location
West Lafayette, IN
13. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
14. Franklin and Marshall College
Location
Lancaster, PA
15. University of California - San Diego
Location
La Jolla, CA
16. Stanford University
Location
Stanford, CA
17. Georgetown University
Location
Washington, DC
18. University of Southern California
Location
Los Angeles, CA
19. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
20. San Jose State University
Location
San Jose, CA
21. Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
22. University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA
23. University of Georgia
Location
Athens, GA
24. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Location
New Brunswick, NJ
25. College of New Jersey, The
Location
Ewing, NJ
How we determined the best public health colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what public health departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for public health majors
Updated November 17, 2023