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Public health at Drexel

Drexel graduates about 23 public health majors a year. That puts it 33rd of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $50 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year23under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$50Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1430whole school

Around Drexel

The Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Earle Mack School of Law 2010Photo: ImGz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Drexel University School of Education offices are located at 3401 Market Street
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South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, United States
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North West facing view of West Philadelphia from top floor of The Summit buildin
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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, Biomedical Research Building II/III.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Chapman University 84
  2. Syracuse University 84
  3. Florida State University 83
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 83
  5. University of California, Irvine 82
  6. Lehigh University 82
  7. George Mason University 82
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 82

Other strong majors at Drexel

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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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