by our College Data Analytics Team
[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a public health degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their public health graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send public health graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in public health, no school beat Utah State University this year. Set in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a public institution. After graduating, public health degree recipients from Utah State University typically earn about $77,541 annually.
Westminster College Utah came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying public health schools. Westminster College Utah is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City. After graduating, public health degree recipients from Westminster College Utah typically earn about $52,380 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at Weber State University earned it the #3 place for public health. Located in the city of Ogden, Weber State University is a public institution. Students who complete the public health program here go on to a median salary of roughly $54,810.
A rank of #4 makes Brigham Young University Provo one of the highest-paying schools for public health. Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. Students who complete the public health program here go on to a median salary of roughly $65,816.
A rank of #5 makes Utah Valley University one of the highest-paying schools for public health. Set in the city of Orem, Utah Valley University is a public institution. Public Health graduates of Utah Valley University earn a median of about $39,508 a year early in their careers.
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 · 5 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.
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