2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
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The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Benedictine University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
Of the 321 students majoring in public health at Benedictine U, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Out of the 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.
Out of the 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Of the 104 students majoring in public health at Chamberlain - Illinois, 11% are male and 89% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.
Out of the 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 89 students majoring in public health at U-M, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 88 students majoring in public health at IUPUI, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 37% are male.
Full Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
About 77% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 23% are male.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Of the 55 students majoring in public health at IU Bloomington, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
12 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 423 |
Illinois | 1,068 |
Ohio | 394 |
Indiana | 384 |
Wisconsin | 167 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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