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Public health at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 64 public health majors a year. That puts it 25th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $118 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#25 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year64under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$118Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1470whole school

Around Purdue

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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Health Center (PUSH), Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering, Equine Health Sciences Annex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Brown University 87
  2. Texas A&M University 86
  3. Virginia Tech 86
  4. University of Arizona 86
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 85
  6. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 85
  7. University of Delaware 84
  8. Chapman University 84

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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