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Public health at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 269 public health majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 27th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#27 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year2694% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$27Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Public Health & Health Sciences Hub, University Health Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Virginia Tech 86
  2. University of Arizona 86
  3. Purdue University–Main Campus 85
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 85
  5. University of Delaware 84
  6. Chapman University 84
  7. Syracuse University 84
  8. Florida State University 83

Other strong majors at UMass Amherst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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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