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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan

20 Colleges
$46,188 Avg Salary
$28,502 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 992 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #29 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Michigan to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our analysis found Wayne State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Wayne State carry an average student debt load of $24,997.

Full Public Health at Wayne State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Public Health majors at U-M take out an average of $20,959 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Michigan. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Full Public Health at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

The excellent programs at Saginaw Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Full Public Health at Grand Valley State University Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

On average, public health graduates from Oakland take out $38,188 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Health at Oakland University Report

Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Western Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Public Health majors at Eastern Michigan take out an average of $35,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 20 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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