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.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying public health schools.
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If you want to know which schools send public health graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
American Public University System earned the #1 spot for highest-paid public health graduates in West Virginia. American Public University System is a private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town. After graduating, public health degree recipients from American Public University System typically earn about $64,865 annually.
West Virginia University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in public health, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a public institution. Public Health graduates of West Virginia University earn a median of about $66,085 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Concord University earned it the #3 place for public health. Concord University is a public school located in the rural area of Athens. Early-career public health graduates from Concord University make a median of around $56,693 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries public health graduates go on to earn early in their careers, 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.