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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #13 most popular major in Iowa with 193 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 66% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Iowa

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Of the 36 students majoring in public health at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mount Mercy University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Women make up 70% of the public health majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Ambrose University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Iowa. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Ambrose University

#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Northern Iowa

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 683
Minnesota 740
Kansas 60
Nebraska 98
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 27

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 5 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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