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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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

Full Public Health at Oregon State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Full Public Health at Washington State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at UNLV, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at California State University - Northridge

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University 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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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Central Washington University Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at OHSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon Health & Science University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at UNR, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at Claremont Graduate University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Claremont Graduate University

With a ranking of #10, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

Read full report on Public Health at Southern California University of Health Sciences

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 5,024
Washington 621
Oregon 596
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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