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Public health at Brown

Brown graduates about 37 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $63 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#21 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year372% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$63Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1560whole school

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grimshaw-Gudewicz Biomedical Building, Biomedical Center, Medical Research Lab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Tufts University 88
  2. University of Washington 88
  3. Indiana University–Bloomington 87
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 87
  5. Texas A&M University 86
  6. Virginia Tech 86
  7. University of Arizona 86
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 85

Other strong majors at Brown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brown with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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