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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.

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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $24,830 in student debt.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #10, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 683
Minnesota 740
Iowa 193
Kansas 60
Nebraska 98
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 27

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 14 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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