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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in public health at UMN Twin Cities, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Louis University

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Iowa, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

Full Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Public Health at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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