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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

21 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.

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 Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Of the 215 students majoring in public health at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 58 students majoring in public health at Mizzou, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Iowa Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in public health at Capella University, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $24,830 in student debt.

Full Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 12 students majoring in public health at UNMC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 38% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Wichita State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Wichita State University Report

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Health at Kansas State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges 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

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 21 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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