by our College Data Analytics Team
[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a public health degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their public health graduates.
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Below are the schools whose public health graduates go on to earn the most.
University Of New Mexico Main Campus tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying public health schools in New Mexico. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. Early-career public health graduates from University Of New Mexico Main Campus make a median of around $69,574 per year.
New Mexico State University Main Campus produces some of the highest-paid graduates in public health, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the public health program here go on to a median salary of roughly $46,471.
New Mexico State University Dona Ana produces some of the highest-paid graduates in public health, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Dona Ana is a public institution. Public Health graduates of New Mexico State University Dona Ana earn a median of about $27,674 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 · 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.