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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 73% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in public health at UW Seattle, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in public health at SDSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at San Diego State University

West Coast University - Orange County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Orange County

California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in public health at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at California State University - Northridge

#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 85 students majoring in public health at Oregon State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Public Health at Oregon State University Report

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in public health at UNR, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno

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 26 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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