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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Iowa

5 Colleges
$50,310 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

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

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The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa 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.

Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for public health students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

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

#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

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#4

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Iowa list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Full Public Health at Saint Ambrose University Report

#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Iowa list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Full Public Health at University of Northern Iowa Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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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