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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools

11 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned a degree or certificate in public health, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 85% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, public health majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $26,330 in student debt.

Full Public Health at American Public University System Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida National University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.

Of the 48 students majoring in public health at Florida National University - Main Campus, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from Florida National University - Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $25,922.

Full Public Health at Florida National University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orchard Park.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debtload of $30,587.

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#4

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of the People helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. University of the People is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

About 56% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Public Health at University of the People Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for public health students working on their online associate degree. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

About 91% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Public Health at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

Itawamba Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online associate degree. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Southeast

University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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#8

Point University

West Point, GA

Point University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree public health programs. Located in the distant town of West Point, Point is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Public Health at Point University Report

Florida Vocational Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools list. Florida Vocational Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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