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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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Claremont Graduate University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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With a ranking of #10, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,867
Washington 197
Oregon 233
Nevada 114
Hawaii 30
Alaska 41

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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