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Public health at UW

UW graduates about 297 public health majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 88 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 $708 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#18 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year2973% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$708Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

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Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Husky Health Center, Health Sciences Education Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. University of Georgia 89
  2. New York University 89
  3. Georgetown University 89
  4. Tufts University 88
  5. Indiana University–Bloomington 87
  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 87
  7. Brown University 87
  8. Texas A&M University 86

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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