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2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Oklahoma

[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their public health graduates.

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• Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Oklahoma

2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Oklahoma

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

1

University Of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

$68,494 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in public health, no school beat University Of Central Oklahoma this year. Set in the suburb of Edmond, University Of Central Oklahoma is a public institution. Public Health graduates of University Of Central Oklahoma earn a median of about $68,494 a year early in their careers.

2

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK

$53,150 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in public health will find them at Northeastern State University, which ranked #2. Set in the town of Tahlequah, Northeastern State University is a public institution. After graduating, public health degree recipients from Northeastern State University typically earn about $53,150 annually.

3

Oklahoma State University Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

$56,343 Average Early-Career Salary

Oklahoma State University Main Campus came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying public health schools. Located in the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma State University Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career public health graduates from Oklahoma State University Main Campus make a median of around $56,343 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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.

• 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.