What are the career opportunities in public health and what salary ranges can I expect after graduation?

While there are dozens of specialties in public health, most career opportunities are found in the following fields. The salary ranges, as follows, are the actual salaries earned (adjusted for inflation using the national CPI – Bureau of Labor Statistics) within one year of graduation as reported by the most recent nationwide survey of graduates conducted by ASPH:

  • Health Services Administration
    $37,050 - $161,400
  • Biostatistics
    $33,000 - $63,000
  • Epidemiology
    $38,175 - $136,237
  • Health Education/Behavioral Science
    $33,000 - $86,625
  • Environmental Health
    $44,550 - $143,700
  • International Health
    $31,500 - $86,625
  • Nutrition
    $31,500 - $70,875
  • Public Health Practice/Program Management
    $41,175 - $102,000
  • Biomedical Laboratory
    $31,500 - $78,750

Source: http://www.whatispublichealth.org/faqs/index.html#career_faqs4

Please Note: All curriculum seen here is subject to change as the Department of Community Medicine transitions
into the School of Public Health; please continue to check with your advisors for any changes.