Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 7.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $18,749 school-wide net price and $54,501 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
7.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 7.4% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 640
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.2%
- Graduation rate
- 64.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,749/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,996
- Median debt
- $22,300
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,501/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (7.4%), school-wide average net price ($18,749), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($54,501), and peer averages from 640 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 640 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.9x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($527 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,075 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Alabama at Birmingham in the top 57% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.5% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 2.1% of reported awards · $3,148 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 3.0% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 2.8% of reported awards · $4,815 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 0.5% of reported awards · $3,637 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Public Health accounts for 7.4% of the awards or completions reported for University of Alabama at Birmingham. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 3.9x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Alabama at Birmingham's average net price is $18,749 per year, about $74,996 over four years. That is $527 below the $19,276 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,501 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,075 below the $57,576 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Alabama at Birmingham #368 of 640 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.