Which New York public health program has the lowest debt?

Cornell University reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,133, with first-year pay of $44,516.

How much do public health graduates earn in New York?

The median across 13 New York public health bachelor's programs is $41,255 in the first year after graduating and $57,802 five years after.

How many public health bachelor's programs are in New York?

13 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Public Health (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

13 programs report first-year pay
12 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Public Health

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York public health bachelor's program pays its graduates $41,255 in their first year, $3,740 more than the national median. Hunter College reports the highest first-year pay ($47,444), and Cornell University the lowest median debt ($12,133).

Median first-year pay$41,255National $37,516

Median pay after 5 years$57,802National $56,608

Median federal debt$25,543National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings61%National 63%

All 13 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Hunter CollegeNew York · public	$47,444	$61,477	Not reported	Not reported
2	Nazareth UniversityRochester · private nonprofit	$46,442	Not reported	$26,000	56%
3	Cornell UniversityIthaca · private nonprofit	$44,516	Not reported	$12,133	27%
4	Monroe UniversityBronx · private for-profit	$43,383	$48,448	$30,904	71%
5	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$43,280	Not reported	$27,000	62%
6	CUNY York CollegeJamaica · public	$43,000	$54,127	$13,000	30%
7	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$41,255	$62,041	$15,414	37%
8	Hofstra UniversityHempstead · private nonprofit	$39,451	$62,283	$26,000	66%
9	University at BuffaloBuffalo · public	$39,164	Not reported	$23,250	59%
10	NYUNew York · private nonprofit	$37,573	Not reported	$19,000	51%
11	Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo · private nonprofit	$37,548	$43,215	$52,060	139%
12	SUNY BrockportBrockport · public	$36,690	Not reported	$27,000	74%
13	Ithaca CollegeIthaca · private nonprofit	$32,112	$46,243	$22,095	69%

Hunter College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. 4 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York public health program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 12 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Hunter College$47,444
Nazareth University$46,442
Cornell University$44,516
Monroe University$43,383
Syracuse University$43,280

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to public health, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical and Health Services Managers

$164,120

Median pay in New York. 33,200 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $95,660Top 10%: $340,990

Compliance Officers

$90,080

Median pay in New York. 23,500 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,330Top 10%: $142,370

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$87,760

Median pay in New York. 7,690 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $67,490Top 10%: $177,510

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

$95,720

Median pay in New York. 6,840 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 19% from 2025 to 2035, with about 17,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,320Top 10%: $144,100

Common questions

Hunter College in New York reports the highest median first-year pay, $47,444.

Public Health (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked186 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the public health bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024