2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 42% are male.
Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 48% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Montana Tech, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in public health at UM, 18% are male and 82% are female.
University of Wyoming came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 68% of the public health majors at the school.
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Of the 21 students majoring in public health at BYU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Women make up 89% of the public health majors at the school.
Westminster College Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Westminster College Salt Lake, 21% are male and 79% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.
Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Boise State, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 197 |
Utah | 178 |
Idaho | 29 |
Montana | 90 |
Wyoming | 25 |
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 |
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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 14 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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