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Bachelor's+4% vs national median404 grads tracked

Public Health at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 30th of 105 bachelor's programs in Public Health by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,489
middle 50%: $34,717 – $60,837
Median · 5 years out
$61,668
middle 50%: $46,702 – $82,929
Median · 10 years out
$67,104
middle 50%: $51,766 – $90,670

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

Graduates of CUNY Lehman College's bachelor's program in Public Health earn a median $45,489 one year after graduating, rising to $67,104 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $59,300 for this field, ranking 30th of 105 reporting programs.

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,611 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wright State University
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$62,405 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$62,107 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$61,268 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$60,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$60,642 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$60,477 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out

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