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Public health at Oregon State University

Oregon State University graduates about 115 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $64 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#44 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year1152% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$64Ma year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%1128–1360whole school

Around Oregon State University

Disabled Students Union at OSU's Community Resource Fair.
Disabled Students Union at OSUPhoto: Perrells · CC BY 4.0 · source
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White and red flags, representing Iraqi and American deaths, sit in the grass qu
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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health & Saftey Annex, Plageman Student Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 132 · Student housing 33 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 9 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Santa Clara University 81
  2. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 80
  3. Saint Louis University 80
  4. Arizona State University 80
  5. American University 79
  6. The University of Oklahoma 79
  7. University at Buffalo–SUNY 79
  8. San Diego State University 78

Other strong majors at Oregon State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oregon State University 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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