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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 888 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's degree 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Truman State University the most popular school in Missouri for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Truman State University Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Missouri Southern accumulate an average of around $27,394 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at Missouri Southern State University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Public Health at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Report

Missouri Western State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at University of Missouri - Kansas City

With a ranking of #9, Westminster College Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Westminster Fulton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 9 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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