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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5122

Public Health: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 9 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$95,664 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$95,664Median year-4 earnings

$24,674Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$95,664Median reported earnings · year 4

$110,619Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

74thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

9Reporting programs

9With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $36,698
Federal debt: $17,726
Reporting programs: 8

7 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $43,403
Federal debt: $21,789
Reporting programs: 22

21 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $57,499
Federal debt: $25,875
Reporting programs: 256

217 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $77,605
Federal debt: $20,716
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,533
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 207

207 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $111,411
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 10

10 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $77,992
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 5

5 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $95,664
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 9

9 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$74,144National median$95,66475th percentile$117,656

9 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Alabama at Birmingham$140,663 2George Washington University$126,738 3New York University$117,656 4Columbia University in the City of New York$99,797 5Johns Hopkins University$95,664 6University of Missouri-Columbia$81,684 7University at Albany$74,144 8University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus$73,319 9Tulane University of Louisiana$55,423

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 11 crosswalk linksMedical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111 · 7 crosswalk linksCommunity Health WorkersSOC 21-1094 · 5 crosswalk linksHealth Education SpecialistsSOC 21-1091 · 5 crosswalk linksOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsSOC 19-5011 · 3 crosswalk linksOccupational Health and Safety TechniciansSOC 19-5012 · 3 crosswalk linksCompliance OfficersSOC 13-1041 · 1 crosswalk linksEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthSOC 19-2041 · 1 crosswalk linksEpidemiologistsSOC 19-1041 · 1 crosswalk linksGenetic CounselorsSOC 29-9092 · 1 crosswalk linksMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSOC 19-1042 · 1 crosswalk linksPhysicistsSOC 19-2012 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of Alabama at BirminghamGraduate/Professional Certificate	Birmingham, AL	$140,663	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,749
2	George Washington UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Washington, DC	$126,738	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,586
3	New York UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	New York, NY	$117,656	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,050
4	Columbia University in the City of New YorkGraduate/Professional Certificate	New York, NY	$99,797	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,590
5	Johns Hopkins UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Baltimore, MD	$95,664	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,809
6	University of Missouri-ColumbiaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Columbia, MO	$81,684	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,268
7	University at AlbanyGraduate/Professional Certificate	Albany, NY	$74,144	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,167
8	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusGraduate/Professional Certificate	Denver, CO	$73,319	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,900
9	Tulane University of LouisianaGraduate/Professional Certificate	New Orleans, LA	$55,423	Not available	Baseline needed	$39,949

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.