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Public health at Duke

Duke graduates about 37 public health majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.75× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $963 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#5 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year371% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.75× the same major nationally
Research in the field$963Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences Research Building, McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center, Medical Science Research Building III, Global Health Research Building, Medical Science Research Building II, Duke Student Health Center, Student Rural Health Coalition of North Carolina, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 100
  2. University of Southern California 97
  3. University of Maryland, College Park 96
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  5. Northwestern University 93
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 93
  7. University of Florida 92
  8. University of California, Berkeley 92

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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