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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region

64 Colleges
$41,919 Avg Salary
$29,308 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 19,473 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
12 University of Chicago Chicago, IL

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 423
Illinois 1,068
Ohio 394
Indiana 384
Wisconsin 167

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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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