Mailman School graduates pursue their passions across a broad range of employment sectors. While most choose to apply their skills and experience in and around the New York metropolitan area, our alumni can be found working throughout the United States and abroad.
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2017-18 POST GRADUATE OUTCOMES, SIX MONTHS POST-GRADUATION
INDUSTRIES/SECTORS FOR 2017-18 GRADUATES
OVERALL SALARIES, 2017-2018
337 graduates reported salaries. 39 part-time salaries and 8 international currency salaries were excluded (therefore, n=290).
- The Overall Average salary was: $82,375 (for those with no prior graduate degree, $69,895).
- The Overall Median salary was: $70,000 (for those with no prior graduate degree, $70,000).
- The range was $18,000 to $450,000.
Specific benefits/bonuses mentioned included tuition remission, stock options/equity, licensure reimbursement, visa sponsorship, housing and transportation pay (especially for graduates working internationally), and relocation costs.
Median and Average Salaries by Sector
Salaries differ by industry, years of experience of the candidate, geographic location, size of the employer, etc. The following salaries are school-wide salaries by industry. The first table is for all salaries reported; the second table is the average or median salary for those MPH or MS students who entered the Mailman School without a prior graduate-level degree (i.e. excluding Executive MPH, MHA, or MS students, PhD/DrPH students, and students who entered Mailman with a pre-existing MD, PhD etc.). The third table is MHA salaries.
Salary By Industry: School Wide
SCHOOL-WIDE SALARIES (ALL GRADUATES WHO REPORTED) | AVERAGE | MEDIAN |
Consulting Firm | $85,577 | $80,000 |
Government | $57,033 | $59,854 |
Health insurance company/Managed Care | $86,542 | $79,000 |
Hospital/health system, including University Medical Centers/Research Hospitals | $85,869 | $70,000 |
Marketing/Communications Agency | $62,771 | $55,000 |
Non-Profit or Philanthropy (Domestic) | $90,291 | $62,200 |
Non-Profit/International NGO (Global) | $65,463 | $56,000 |
Other | $67,000 | $64,000 |
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology or Medical Device Company | $113,632 | $83,000 |
Research Organization or Institute | $57,292 | $54,500 |
Technology Company | $94,000 | $80,000 |
University or College (NOT counting University Medical Centers) | $82,468 | $70,500 |
SCHOOLWIDE | $82,256 | $70,000 |
Salaries by Industry: MPH or MS only (Excluding Executive MPH, MHA, MS; regular MHAs; and student with pre-existing MD, PhD, PharmD, JD etc.)
549 students graduated with an MS, MHA or MPH and did not have a prior graduate degree.
Of these, 280 reported salaries, of which 13 were excluded as paid in international currency or part-time.
| AVERAGE | MEDIAN |
Consulting Firm | $83,279 | $80,000 |
Government | $56,108 | $59,708 |
Health insurance company/Managed Care | $83,864 | $78,000 |
Hospital/health system, including University Medical Centers/Research Hospitals | $70,626 | $65,000 |
Marketing/Communications Agency | $62,771 | $55,000 |
Non-Profit or Philanthropy (Domestic) | $65,841 | $62,000 |
Non-Profit/International NGO (Global) | $54,783 | $53,000 |
Other | $70,000 | $70,000 |
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology or Medical Device Company | $83,267 | $80,000 |
Research Organization or Institute | $57,292 | $54,500 |
Technology Company | $81,000 | $75,000 |
University or College (NOT counting University Medical Centers) | $60,465 | $62,500 |
INDUSTRY WIDE | $69,896 | $70,000 |
Salary by Degree
Columbia degree | Mean | Median |
Executive MHA | $230,000 | $170,000 |
Executive MPH | $229,500 | $240,000 |
Executive MS | $75,470 | $71,500 |
MS | $73,570 | $72,400 |
MHA—Full Time Program | $74,621 | $75,000 |
MHA--Part Time Program | $91,706 | $90,000 |
MPH (non-Executive) | $65,974 | $63,850 |
PhD/DrPH | $108,333 | $110,000 |
*For MPH/MS/MHA: data excludes those with any previous doctorate degrees and MBAs. For other degrees, all previous degrees were included.
JOB SEARCH PROCESS
While the Mailman School has excellent career outcomes, and students and alumni have lifetime access to top-quality career services resources, students are ultimately responsible for taking ownership of their own job search.
To find employment, students applied, on average, to 25 jobs in 2017, (excluding those who were recruited from internships or prior jobs).
Students went through an average of 4.9 first-round interviews and 3.1 second-round interviews, to receive an average number of 1.6 job offers (tThere was 1 student receiving more than 5 offers, 3 students receiving 5 offers; 13 students receiving 4 offers; 26 students receiving 3 offers; 83 students receiving 2 offers).
Students used a variety of search methods to hear about the jobs they ended up accepting. 30.0% of students used Career Services to find their job; 2.2% used Mailman School Alumni networking; 12.1% Department/faculty; 5.6% Classmate referrals, 5.3% practicum; 11.2% personal network; and 28.0% used a non-OCS Job Board or Other method; and 5.6% were promoted from an existing job.
In all, approximately 60-70% of students found their jobs via networking; and 62.13% found their jobs with the assistance of Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health.
