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Public health at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 74 public health majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $57 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#17 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year744% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.29× the same major nationally
Research in the field$57Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Tufts

The entrance to Tisch library, the main library of Tufts University.
Tisch LibraryPhoto: HereToHelp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Goddard Chapel, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Goddard ChapelPhoto: Daderot · Public domain · source
East Hall, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
East HallPhoto: Daderot · Public domain · source
Bendetson Hall, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tufts University Health Service.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 90
  2. University of Georgia 89
  3. New York University 89
  4. Georgetown University 89
  5. University of Washington 88
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 87
  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 87
  8. Brown University 87

Other strong majors at Tufts

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts 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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