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Public health at SLU

SLU graduates about 44 public health majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $37 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#42 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year443% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$37Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
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Built in 1881-1888, this Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Thomas Wa
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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. University of Miami 81
  2. University of Rochester 81
  3. Santa Clara University 81
  4. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 80
  5. Arizona State University 80
  6. Oregon State University 80
  7. American University 79
  8. The University of Oklahoma 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU 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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