2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region
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Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in the Plains States Region for public health students. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great place for public health students. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Read full report on Public Health at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
With a ranking of #7, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of North Dakota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Full Public Health at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health colleges 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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
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).
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