Public health at University of North Carolina–Wilmington
University of North Carolina–Wilmington graduates about 120 public health majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 60th of 328 schools we score for public health, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where public health happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health and Safety.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Athletics 5 · Library 1 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the public health ranking
Other strong majors at University of North Carolina–Wilmington
- Health & pre-med fields 83 · #73
- Business & finance 78 · #116
- Nursing 77 · #67
- Kinesiology & exercise science 77 · #98
- Biology 75 · #185
- Psychology 73 · #186
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares University of North Carolina–Wilmington 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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