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Public health at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 102 public health majors a year. That puts it 13th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $830 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#13 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year102under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$830Ma year, NSF
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus, Tzagournis Medical Research Facility, Biomedical Research Tower, Prior Health Sciences Library, Wilce Student Health Center, OSU Veterinary Medical Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 92
  2. George Washington University 91
  3. University of California San Diego 91
  4. Cornell University 90
  5. University of Georgia 89
  6. New York University 89
  7. Georgetown University 89
  8. Tufts University 88

Other strong majors at Ohio State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio State 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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