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Public health at Alaska Anchorage

Alaska Anchorage graduates about 40 public health majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 159th of 328 schools we score for public health, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

55/100Solid#159 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year405% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate67%whole school

Around Alaska Anchorage

Engineering stands
Engineering standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Covered wave
Covered wavePhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New stands
New standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Wild Alaskan Iris
Iris setosa var. setosa (2594194341)Photo: Emma Forsberg from Anchorage, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Allied Health Sciences Building, Ecosystem-Biomedical Health Laboratory, Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 20 · Athletics 3 · Library 1 · Dining 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Georgia State University 56
  2. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 56
  3. Kent State University 55
  4. Augustana College 55
  5. Stockton University 55
  6. Rider University 55
  7. Pacific University 55
  8. Belmont University 54

Other strong majors at Alaska Anchorage

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alaska Anchorage 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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