Bachelor's-4% vs national median444 grads tracked
Public Health at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 57th of 105 bachelor's programs in Public Health by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,635 – $45,109
Median · 5 years out
$57,068
middle 50%: $43,722 – $74,571
Median · 10 years out
$60,177
middle 50%: $43,722 – $84,083
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 $35k initially. Salary growth continues to $57k at the five-year mark and $60k by year ten.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,208 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at San Antonio
$58,109 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$57,296 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$57,097 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
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