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Public health at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 437 public health majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.24× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $504 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#3 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year4375% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.24× the same major nationally
Research in the field$504Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

Around Maryland

Laundry Day performing "FRIENDS" during a concert in August 2024
Laundry Day band in August 2024Photo: Leafy46 · CC0 · source
Photo of the Nyumburu Cultural Center
Nyumburu Cultural CenterPhoto: BethGuay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Purple Line construction
Purple Line construction on UMD campusPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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McKeldin Library, UMD, 2023Photo: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Public Health, UMD Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 100
  2. University of Southern California 97
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  4. Duke University 94
  5. Northwestern University 93
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 93

Other strong majors at Maryland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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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