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• Programs are ranked by their score, a weighted sum of the items you chose. (Details)
• Descriptions of each item are listed at the bottom of the page. (You can also see a description by mousing over items at the top of the table.)
• Your weight for each item is shown beneath the item at the top of the table. Weights range in magnitude from 0 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
• A positive weight means that you prefer larger values for the item. A negative weight means that you prefer smaller values for the item.
• Green values are at least one standard deviation better than the mean. Red values are at least one standard deviation worse than the mean.
• Data sources can be found below.

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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (5)	Cost / Year (0)	Support (5)	Fem (0)	Min (0)	For (0)	Deg / Yr (0)	UG Acc (0)	SAT-M (5)	SAT-V (5)
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1.	Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University	39.8	5.2	83%*	$24,878*	100%	71%	8%	33%	10.2	10%	740	740
2.	Public Health, University of Southern California	37.5	5.7	100%*	$24,653*	100%	76%	14%	19%	4.2	27%	690	665
3.	Biological Sciences in Public Health, Harvard University	28.8	5.5†	83%†	$36,573†	47%†	64%†	6%†	30%†	64.8†	9%†	745†	745†
3.	Master of Public Health, Harvard University	28.8	5.5†	83%†	$36,573†	47%†	64%†	6%†	30%†	64.8†	9%†	745†	745†
5.	Biostatistics (School of Public Health), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	17.1	6.2	86%	$21,369	62%	39%	5%	26%	24.2	57%	680	640
6.	Public Health, University of California-Berkeley	15.4	5.7†	78%†	$18,974†	64%†	61%†	15%†	15%†	8.2†	25%†	685†	645†
7.	Public Health, Columbia University in the City of New York	13.6	7.4	64%	$16,326	69%	82%	10%	12%	9.8	13%	725	715
8.	Public Health Genetics, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	9.9	5.7	75%	$11,071	100%	67%	7%	23%	8.6	67%	610	590
9.	Public Health, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	9.4	6.4	73%	$12,041	100%	77%	8%	0%	2.6	70%	630	600
10.	Public Health, Johns Hopkins University	8.8	6.7	63%	$23,110	64%	64%	10%	29%	42.2	35%	705	680
11.	Public Health, George Washington University	7.5	5.7	83%*	$23,612	34%*	33%	33%	0%	0.6	38%	640	640
12.	Dental Public Health, Boston University	7.0	6.0*	75%*	$27,261*	50%*	60%	20%	20%	1.0	55%	655	645
13.	Public Health, Tulane University of Louisiana	4.9	5.9	62%	$15,879	52%	59%	8%	38%	7.8	45%	680	670
13.	Biostatistics (School of Public Health), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	4.9	4.9†	65%†	$13,835†	57%†	46%†	5%†	17%†	42.4†	36%†	650†	640†
13.	Maternal & Child Health (Public Health), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	4.9	4.9†	65%†	$13,835†	57%†	81%†	13%†	9%†	10.8†	36%†	650†	640†
16.	Public Health, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	4.8	6.4	74%	$15,170	74%	73%	9%	36%	8.8	49%	625	610
17.	Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison	4.0	6.0*	75%*	$13,426*	50%*	38%	0%	38%	1.6	71%	650	615
18.	Public Health Studies, Saint Louis University-Main Campus	3.2	6.3	88%	$20,933	38%*	57%	14%	43%	1.4	76%	610	600
19.	Public Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	2.2	5.7	71%	$12,252	36%*	50%	0%	33%	1.2	68%	675	615
20.	Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami	1.9	6.2*	70%*	$22,602*	57%*	22%	44%	22%	1.8	46%	640	620
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (5)	Cost / Year (0)	Support (5)	Fem (0)	Min (0)	For (0)	Deg / Yr (0)	UG Acc (0)	SAT-M (5)	SAT-V (5)
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21.	Public Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch	1.6	6.0*	75%*	$12,341*	50%*	59%	14%	36%	4.4	54%*	628*	610*
21.	Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth	1.6	6.0*	75%*	$12,982*	50%*	60%	53%	20%	3.0	54%*	628*	610*
21.	Public Health, University of Toledo	1.6	6.0*	75%*	$15,431*	50%*	69%	0%	8%	2.6	54%*	628*	610*
21.	Public Health, University of Utah	1.6	6.0*	75%*	$11,712*	50%*	33%	11%	22%	1.8	86%	628*	610*
25.	Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles	0.6	7.6	69%	$19,327	55%	73%	12%	27%	12.8	23%	665	630
26.	Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	0.0	6.2*	70%*	$14,088*	57%*	58%	0%	33%	2.4	54%*	628*	610*
26.	Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	0.0	6.2*	70%*	$13,320*	57%*	33%	0%	33%	1.2	54%*	628*	610*
26.	Public Health, Wayne State University	0.0	6.2*	70%*	$15,240*	57%*	20%	0%	20%	1.0	63%	628*	610*
29.	Public Health, Temple University	-1.1	4.7	88%	$18,913	47%	82%	9%	5%	4.4	63%	550	540
30.	Public Health, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-2.1	6.0*	75%*	$22,478*	50%*	50%	0%	0%	1.2	61%	615	580
31.	Public Health, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-2.7	6.0*	75%*	$14,010*	50%*	52%	0%	38%	8.4	41%	588	600
32.	Public Health Genetics, University of Iowa	-5.1	6.6	75%*	$15,161	47%*	60%	0%	15%	4.0	84%	600	585
33.	Public Health, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-6.9	6.0*	75%*	$15,786*	50%*	50%	0%	14%	2.8	80%	575	565
34.	Public Health, SUNY at Albany	-8.4	6.0*	75%*	$13,151*	47%*	67%	0%	0%	0.6	56%	575	555
34.	Public Health - PUHE, University of Kentucky	-8.4	6.2*	70%*	$12,744*	57%*	75%	25%	0%	0.8	79%	575	565
36.	Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington	-9.5	6.0*	75%*	$13,208*	50%*	90%	20%	30%	2.0	85%	560	550
36.	Public Health, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-9.5	6.0*	75%*	$18,998*	50%*	48%	3%	55%	13.0	77%	565	545
38.	Public Health, The University of Texas at Austin	-9.7	6.3	75%*	$14,405*	0%	73%	27%	7%	3.0	51%	630	605
39.	School of Public Health, San Diego State University	-10.0	6.0*	83%*	$16,182	38%*	74%	16%	0%	3.8	47%	550	530
40.	Public Health, Colorado State University	-10.2	6.2*	70%*	$11,298*	57%*	50%	11%	11%	3.6	88%	565	555
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (5)	Cost / Year (0)	Support (5)	Fem (0)	Min (0)	For (0)	Deg / Yr (0)	UG Acc (0)	SAT-M (5)	SAT-V (5)
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41.	Public Health (71203), University of Illinois at Chicago	-10.4	6.7	64%	$15,694	55%	67%	13%	15%	12.0	58%	605	570
42.	Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham	-11.0	5.2	66%	$15,043	48%	46%	7%	29%	5.6	88%	570	560
43.	Public Health, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-11.3	4.7	61%	$15,935	46%	63%	5%	38%	18.4	67%	580	570
44.	Public Health (Master's), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	-12.1	7.2†	64%†	$14,511*	29%†	84%†	32%†	11%†	7.4†	54%*	628*	610*
44.	Public Health (PhD), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	-12.1	7.2†	64%†	$14,511*	29%†	84%†	32%†	11%†	7.4†	54%*	628*	610*
46.	School of Public Health, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-13.6	6.9	59%	$14,573	71%*	67%	14%	14%	4.2	73%	580	560
47.	Public Health, University of South Florida	-15.6	5.9	67%	$13,995	37%	54%	13%	12%	10.4	28%	565	555
48.	Public Health, Oregon State University	-17.0	6.7	67%	$11,817	56%	48%	0%	7%	5.4	90%	550	530
49.	Public Health, Loma Linda University	-17.5	8.0	59%	$26,287*	25%	68%	23%	19%	6.2	54%*	628*	610*
50.	Public Health, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-30.9	10.8	64%	$16,463	38%*	80%	40%	0%	1.0	65%	570	535

Unranked Public Health Graduate Schools

Item Descriptions

Your Score

Your customized program score is a weighted sum of points for each item. The weights were selected on this page. For an item with importance weight W, a program receives W × S points for being S standard deviations above average. Larger values are better.

Years to Degree (Yrs)

Median time lapse from entering graduate school at the doctorate-granting institution to receipt of doctorate in years. Note that time spent obtaining a master's degree at a different institution is not counted. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Placement Rate (Job)

Percentage of doctorate recipients from the program with definite plans at graduation (either a job or a postdoctoral position). Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Cost Per Year (Cost / Year)

Low yearly cost (tuition, fees, room and board, other expenses) for an in-state student living off campus. Assumes median tuition remission. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Support (Support)

The percentage of doctorate recipients reporting that their primary form of support was a source other than their own funds (e.g., a fellowship or an assistantship). Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Percentage of Female Doctorate Recipients (Fem)

The percentage of doctorates awarded to women between 2001 and 2005. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Percentage of Underrepresented Minority Doctorate Recipients (Min)

The percentage of doctorates awarded to underrepresented minorities (US citizens only) between 2001 and 2005. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Percentage of Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas (For)

The percentage of doctorates known to have been awarded to non-US citizens with temporary visas between 2001 and 2005. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Not used in ranking (IPEDS, 2005)

Math SAT Score (SAT-M)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile mathematics SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Verbal SAT Score (SAT-V)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile verbal SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Missing Values

Missing values have been replaced with the average value for all programs in the field.

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.  Learn more

National Research Council

The National Research Council conducts assessments of doctoral programs in the United States every 10 to 15 years). The data we use are from the most recent assessment, the 1995 study Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change. Learn more about the NRC study's methods here; order a copy here. The next NRC assessment is scheduled for release in Summer 2009.  Learn more

Survey of Earned Doctorates

The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.  Learn more

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields. It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.  Learn more