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

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master'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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master'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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Vallejo.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

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California State University - San Marcos landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a 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 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 25 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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