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2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Connecticut

[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their public health graduates go on to command.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying public health schools.

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• Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Connecticut

2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Connecticut

If you want to know which schools send public health graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Public Health Graduates

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

$94,970 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked Yale University the top school for public health graduate earnings in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, public health degree recipients from Yale University typically earn about $94,970 annually.

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University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

$89,577 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Connecticut came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying public health schools. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public institution. Students who complete the public health program here go on to a median salary of roughly $89,577.

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Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

$73,555 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Southern Connecticut State University one of the highest-paying schools for public health. Located in the city of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. Early-career public health graduates from Southern Connecticut State University make a median of around $73,555 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their public health graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.