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Best Schools for Public Health in 2026

213 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 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.

Programs Ranked

213

Avg Earnings

$38,917/yr

Avg DW Score

47/100

AI Risk

High

52% task exposure

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
51	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	54 52–55	$40,682/yr	10.2x
52	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	54 54–55	$35,761/yr	13.5x
53	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · Public	54 56–55	$30,056/yr	41.7x
54	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	53 55–54	$30,056/yr	25.0x
55	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE · Public	53 51–54	$40,021/yr	13.7x
56	Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public	53 50–54	$44,423/yr	8.1x
57	East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	53 53–54	$35,628/yr	17.5x
58	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	53 53–54	$36,458/yr	17.3x
59	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX · Public	53 49–53	$44,621/yr	10.1x
60	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	53 52–53	$37,025/yr	10.8x
61	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	52 50–53	$40,005/yr	9.7x
62	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	52 47–52	$47,019/yr	7.3x
63	Brown University Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	52 49–53	$75,909/yr	1.6x
64	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public	52 51–53	$38,435/yr	12.4x
65	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public	52 53–53	$33,514/yr	15.9x
66	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	52 54–52	$29,025/yr	24.3x
67	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	51 49–52	$41,092/yr	11.4x
68	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	51 52–52	$33,575/yr	19.7x
69	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public	51 50–51	$37,364/yr	8.5x
70	Simmons University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	51 47–51	$45,331/yr	2.9x
71	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	50 50–51	$35,463/yr	10.3x
72	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL · Public	50 51–51	$34,462/yr	33.5x
73	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	50 51–51	$33,716/yr	19.9x
74	Tufts University Medford, MA · Private nonprofit	50 45–50	$53,372/yr	1.7x
75	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit	50 46–50	$45,910/yr	6.0x
76	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public	50 49–51	$38,198/yr	13.6x
77	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	50 49–51	$37,883/yr	14.3x
78	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	50 49–51	$37,883/yr	14.3x
79	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	50 49–51	$37,883/yr	14.3x
80	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	50 49–51	$37,883/yr	14.3x
81	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	50 49–51	$37,883/yr	14.3x
82	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	50 46–50	$43,093/yr	5.4x
83	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA · Public	49 50–50	$34,751/yr	14.4x
84	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	49 49–50	$36,762/yr	11.1x
85	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	48 48–49	$35,797/yr	12.3x
86	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT · Public	48 48–49	$35,797/yr	10.2x
87	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	48 48–49	$35,437/yr	8.9x
88	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA · Public	48 49–49	$34,113/yr	13.8x
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public	48 44–48	$43,046/yr	5.5x
90	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	48 48–48	$35,564/yr	10.9x
91	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	48 47–49	$38,102/yr	14.8x
92	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	47 45–48	$41,061/yr	7.5x
93	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	47 48–48	$34,948/yr	15.5x
94	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	47 43–48	$44,809/yr	1.9x
95	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	47 42–47	$50,415/yr	0.9x
96	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	47 44–48	$41,585/yr	6.3x
97	Monroe College Bronx, NY · Private for-profit	47 44–48	$43,383/yr	5.8x
98	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	47 48–48	$34,148/yr	15.1x
99	Elon University Elon, NC · Private nonprofit	47 44–47	$42,088/yr	2.8x
100	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	47 45–47	$39,159/yr	8.5x
101	Murray State University Murray, KY · Public	46 45–47	$38,753/yr	9.0x
102	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	46 45–46	$36,540/yr	2.5x
103	Nazareth University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	46 42–46	$46,442/yr	1.8x
104	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	46 44–47	$39,164/yr	8.1x
105	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA · Public	46 47–47	$35,380/yr	10.8x
106	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	46 43–46	$41,061/yr	—
107	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit	45 41–46	$47,274/yr	1.7x
108	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO · Public	45 44–45	$37,498/yr	8.7x
109	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit	45 47–46	$30,128/yr	22.8x
110	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY · Public	45 44–45	$36,690/yr	9.6x
111	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR · Public	45 45–46	$35,701/yr	10.2x
112	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	45 44–46	$39,584/yr	6.6x
113	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · Public	44 45–45	$32,187/yr	12.9x
114	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	44 45–45	$34,909/yr	11.3x
115	American University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	44 41–44	$42,194/yr	2.0x
116	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit	44 41–45	$42,637/yr	4.0x
117	Governors State University University Park, IL · Public	44 44–45	$36,537/yr	9.5x
118	Emporia State University Emporia, KS · Public	44 46–45	$31,547/yr	15.3x
119	Regis College Weston, MA · Private nonprofit	44 41–45	$42,638/yr	2.3x
120	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	44 42–44	$38,781/yr	5.3x
121	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	44 45–45	$34,032/yr	8.6x
122	Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	44 40–45	$45,921/yr	0.7x
123	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX · Public	44 44–45	$35,119/yr	10.4x
124	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit	44 40–44	$47,365/yr	2.2x
125	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit	44 44–45	$36,641/yr	5.7x
126	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV · Public	44 44–45	$37,256/yr	8.7x
127	California Baptist University Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit	43 38–43	$46,263/yr	2.1x
128	Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	43 40–44	$44,516/yr	0.7x
129	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	43 42–44	$37,883/yr	5.9x
130	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	43 42–44	$37,043/yr	6.9x
131	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL · Private for-profit	43 42–44	$38,685/yr	6.4x
132	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	42 42–43	$36,300/yr	2.0x
133	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	42 43–43	$34,761/yr	9.3x
134	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	42 42–42	$35,852/yr	7.2x
135	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public	42 42–43	$35,612/yr	9.7x
136	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	42 42–43	$36,957/yr	6.0x
137	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN · Public	42 44–43	$32,830/yr	10.9x
138	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	42 39–42	$42,407/yr	2.0x
139	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	42 41–42	$36,867/yr	5.5x
140	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	42 39–43	$43,280/yr	0.7x
141	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	42 41–42	$37,533/yr	4.3x
142	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit	42 39–43	$43,134/yr	0.6x
143	College of Charleston Charleston, SC · Public	42 44–43	$31,848/yr	9.5x
144	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	42 44–43	$31,756/yr	9.9x
145	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public	41 41–42	$35,698/yr	6.5x
146	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI · Private nonprofit	41 42–42	$35,598/yr	3.8x
147	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	41 41–42	$36,520/yr	5.4x
148	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	41 40–42	$38,475/yr	2.2x
149	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN · Private for-profit	41 41–42	$35,433/yr	7.1x
150	University of California-Merced Merced, CA · Public	41 41–42	$36,555/yr	5.5x
151	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI · Private for-profit	41 41–42	$35,433/yr	6.4x
152	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL · Private for-profit	40 40–41	$35,433/yr	4.9x
153	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	40 40–41	$35,023/yr	5.8x
154	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	40 40–41	$36,181/yr	4.3x
155	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND · Private for-profit	40 41–41	$35,433/yr	6.0x
156	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI · Private nonprofit	40 38–41	$39,912/yr	1.3x
157	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC · Public	40 42–41	$29,862/yr	10.3x
158	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	40 42–41	$30,321/yr	11.7x
159	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public	40 41–41	$34,019/yr	8.2x
160	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL · Private for-profit	40 40–41	$35,433/yr	5.5x
161	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY · Private nonprofit	40 39–41	$37,548/yr	5.8x
162	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS · Private for-profit	40 40–41	$35,433/yr	4.8x
163	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	39 37–40	$39,956/yr	0.5x
164	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Public	39 41–40	$27,729/yr	13.3x
165	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.7x
166	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.6x
167	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.6x
168	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.5x
169	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit	39 37–39	$39,451/yr	1.8x
170	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.5x
171	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	39 37–39	$39,072/yr	0.6x
172	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	39 37–39	$39,400/yr	2.6x
173	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC · Public	39 40–40	$33,628/yr	6.8x
174	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA · Private nonprofit	39 38–40	$37,548/yr	4.9x
175	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI · Private nonprofit	39 38–39	$37,548/yr	4.4x
176	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA · Private for-profit	39 39–39	$34,789/yr	4.3x
177	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
178	South University-West Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach, FL · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
179	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
180	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit	38 37–38	$37,319/yr	1.6x
181	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
182	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
183	South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
184	South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
185	South University-Austin Round Rock, TX · Private for-profit	38 39–39	$34,789/yr	3.8x
186	Dillard University New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	37 37–37	$35,205/yr	4.2x
187	Rivier University Nashua, NH · Private nonprofit	37 36–37	$36,710/yr	1.4x
188	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	37 36–38	$37,573/yr	0.6x
189	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	37 38–38	$32,685/yr	5.0x
190	University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	36 38–37	$31,824/yr	5.2x
191	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	36 38–37	$32,584/yr	4.7x
192	Truman State University Kirksville, MO · Public	36 38–37	$30,911/yr	7.2x
193	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH · Public	36 37–37	$34,087/yr	6.0x
194	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public	36 38–37	$27,913/yr	12.5x
195	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	36 38–37	$31,844/yr	9.1x
196	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit	34 35–35	$34,416/yr	1.6x
197	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR · Private nonprofit	33 35–34	$32,564/yr	2.1x
198	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS · Public	33 35–34	$26,553/yr	10.7x
199	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit	33 34–33	$33,863/yr	1.9x
200	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	32 34–33	$27,309/yr	4.6x
201	Chapman University Orange, CA · Private nonprofit	31 32–32	$25,007/yr	2.0x
202	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS · Public	31 33–31	$28,363/yr	7.9x
203	Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit	31 33–32	$32,328/yr	0.5x
204	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit	31 30–31	$20,900/yr	-0.1x
205	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX · Private for-profit	31 32–32	$31,612/yr	4.3x
206	Carroll College Helena, MT · Private nonprofit	30 32–31	$30,831/yr	0.9x
207	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH · Private nonprofit	29 31–30	$29,790/yr	1.0x
208	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR · Private nonprofit	29 31–30	$30,412/yr	1.9x
209	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit	29 31–30	$30,566/yr	0.5x
210	Mercer University Macon, GA · Private nonprofit	27 29–28	$27,108/yr	0.7x
211	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	27 28–28	$32,112/yr	1.3x
212	Austin College Sherman, TX · Private nonprofit	27 29–28	$27,514/yr	0.5x
213	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	26 26–26	$23,096/yr	0.1x

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Public Health?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Montana Technological University ranks #1 for Public Health with a score of 80/100 and graduate earnings of $74,771/yr.

How much do Public Health graduates earn?

Across 213 schools, Public Health graduates earn an average of $38,917/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $99,671/yr.

Is Public Health a good major for AI resistance?

Public Health has an average AI task exposure of 52%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.