Best Schools for Public Health in 2026
These are the top schools offering Public Health, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Public Health graduate earns $38,917/yr across 213 schools.
All Public Health Programs Ranked
Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.
| # | School | DW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montana Technological University
Butte, MT · Public |
80
76–80 |
$74,771/yr | 29.7x |
| 2 |
Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public |
76
72–76 |
$76,451/yr | 20.0x |
| 3 |
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · Public |
70
65–70 |
$52,540/yr | 15.1x |
| 4 |
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL · Public |
70
65–70 |
$51,565/yr | 55.6x |
| 5 |
Illinois State University
Normal, IL · Public |
69
64–70 |
$59,207/yr | 12.0x |
| 6 |
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK · Public |
69
64–69 |
$49,560/yr | 19.1x |
| 7 |
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · Public |
67
62–68 |
$59,330/yr | 11.4x |
| 8 |
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public |
66
62–67 |
$48,351/yr | 12.7x |
| 9 |
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · Public |
66
62–67 |
$47,444/yr | 19.8x |
| 10 |
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit |
66
61–66 |
$47,100/yr | 17.9x |
| 11 |
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC · Public |
64
59–65 |
$58,660/yr | 20.7x |
| 12 |
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public |
63
60–63 |
$42,790/yr | 14.4x |
| 13 |
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY · Public |
62
60–63 |
$41,255/yr | 19.9x |
| 14 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public |
62
58–62 |
$46,016/yr | 12.0x |
| 15 |
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA · Public |
62
57–62 |
$46,016/yr | 11.8x |
| 16 |
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public |
60
57–60 |
$40,750/yr | 19.7x |
| 17 |
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · Public |
60
59–61 |
$39,011/yr | 20.7x |
| 18 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public |
60
56–61 |
$45,408/yr | 9.6x |
| 19 |
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY · Public |
60
57–60 |
$43,000/yr | 17.4x |
| 20 |
Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Public |
60
58–61 |
$41,661/yr | 20.4x |
| 21 |
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public |
60
56–60 |
$45,274/yr | 13.1x |
| 22 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public |
59
57–60 |
$39,534/yr | 14.3x |
| 23 |
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN · Public |
59
56–60 |
$43,356/yr | 15.5x |
| 24 |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX · Public |
59
55–60 |
$99,671/yr | — |
| 25 |
National University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit |
58
53–59 |
$52,057/yr | 9.4x |
| 26 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Public |
58
58–58 |
$36,307/yr | 21.0x |
| 27 |
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK · Public |
58
55–59 |
$41,457/yr | 16.7x |
| 28 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Public |
58
57–59 |
$37,068/yr | 17.1x |
| 29 |
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA · Public |
58
55–58 |
$42,137/yr | 14.1x |
| 30 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public |
57
55–57 |
$40,564/yr | 10.1x |
| 31 |
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public |
57
56–58 |
$38,273/yr | 13.7x |
| 32 |
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public |
56
52–56 |
$45,339/yr | 13.1x |
| 33 |
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · Public |
56
53–56 |
$42,152/yr | 12.2x |
| 34 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC · Public |
56
53–57 |
$42,239/yr | 15.2x |
| 35 |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA · Public |
56
53–57 |
$42,605/yr | 12.2x |
| 36 |
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL · Public |
56
56–57 |
$35,724/yr | 22.6x |
| 37 |
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA · Public |
56
53–56 |
$42,175/yr | 17.2x |
| 38 |
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ · Public |
55
52–55 |
$41,561/yr | 10.6x |
| 39 |
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN · Private for-profit |
55
52–56 |
$44,285/yr | 10.1x |
| 40 |
Boise State University
Boise, ID · Public |
55
51–56 |
$46,117/yr | 12.1x |
| 41 |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · Public |
55
52–56 |
$41,585/yr | 12.7x |
| 42 |
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR · Public |
55
53–56 |
$40,682/yr | 10.9x |
| 43 |
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK · Public |
54
51–54 |
$42,552/yr | 13.1x |
| 44 |
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · Public |
54
55–54 |
$32,880/yr | 21.0x |
| 45 |
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public |
54
53–55 |
$39,144/yr | 10.0x |
| 46 |
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · Public |
54
51–54 |
$40,566/yr | 12.2x |
| 47 |
Winona State University
Winona, MN · Public |
54
50–55 |
$46,250/yr | 10.6x |
| 48 |
Kent State University at Trumbull
Warren, OH · Public |
54
52–54 |
$39,159/yr | 15.8x |
| 49 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public |
54
53–54 |
$36,226/yr | 12.1x |
| 50 |
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · Public |
54
52–54 |
$38,852/yr | 12.8x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.