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Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$76,078 Avg Salary

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

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 58% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in public health at IU Bloomington, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the public health majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at Ohio State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Medical College of Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the public health majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 992
Ohio 985
Illinois 1,675
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

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 16 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.

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