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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

31 Colleges
$47,279 Avg Salary
$29,386 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public health students. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 31 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 683
Minnesota 740
Iowa 193
Kansas 60
Nebraska 98
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 27

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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