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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 40,596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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With a ranking of #6, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

With a ranking of #7, Allen College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waterloo.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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With a ranking of #9, Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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Explore the most popular online public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 888
Minnesota 962
Kansas 107
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
North Dakota 46
South Dakota 45

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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 18 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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