Bachelor's+16% vs national median1,914 grads tracked
Public Health at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 15th of 105 bachelor's programs in Public Health by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,181
middle 50%: $26,771 – $53,859
Median · 5 years out
$68,833
middle 50%: $50,610 – $91,055
Median · 10 years out
$86,116
middle 50%: $62,792 – $124,716
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Health (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public Health bachelor's graduates earn a median of $38k in their first year. By year 10, the median salary is $86k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,818 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio State University (The)
$71,696 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$71,200 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$70,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$70,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$68,983 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$67,601 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$67,160 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$66,105 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$226,077 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$206,093 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$173,815 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$126,011 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
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