Public Health Career Guide: Roles, Salary 2025 & Future Scope

The popular colleges that offer Public Health courses are CMC, NIMHANS, JIPMER, JMI, etc. The top recruiters that are always on the lookout for Public Health freshers are the National Centre for Disease Control, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science, McKinsey & Company, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Children's Fund, Public Health Foundation of India (PHF), etc.

Average salary earned through this course can be INR 4-7 LPA.

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Public Health Salary in India

Here are some of the top Public Health career profiles in the field:

Job Title	Avg. Salary (INR)
Epidemiologist	8.4 LPA
Public Health Consultant	7.6 LPA
Health Program Manager	7.8 LPA
Biostatistician	6.3 LPA

Source - Ambitionbox.com

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Public Health Career: Top Recruiters

In India, several reputed organizations actively hire public health professionals across various roles. 

Candidates can check the table below listing the top recruiters that employ Public Health graduates in India:

Public Health Top Recruiters
National Centre for Disease Management	National Institute of Mental Health
McKinsey	World Health Organization (WHO)
UN Children's Fund	Public Health Foundation of India (PHF)
The Clinton Health Access Initiative	Bill Gates Foundation
Bharat Tech	National Health Mission
ITCm	UNICEF

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Public Health Career: Core Sectors

The healthcare companies, research institutes, and consulting firms often recruit candidates with a background in public health for roles in research, program management, and policy analysis.

Candidates can check the table below listing the top sectors where Public Health graduates can find employment in India

Sector
Government & Policy
Non-Governmental (NGOs)
Research & Academia
Healthcare Consulting
Hospitals & Clinics

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Best Public Health Colleges for Placements

Candidates can check the table below listing the top colleges that provide high placement packages to the Public Health graduates in India:

Colleges	Average Package (INR)
JIPMER Placement	24 LPA
BITS Pilani Placement	17 LPA
DMIHER Placement	14.4 LPA
Prasanna School of Public Health Placement	11.75 LPA
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Placement	4.2 - 11.61 LPA
Chitkara Business School Placement	11.06 LPA
JSS Medical College Placement	10.76 LPA
Jawaharlal Nehru University Placement	9.5 LPA
AIIMS Jodhpur Placement	9.13 LPA

Source - Official website/ media reports/NIRF website and may vary.

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