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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 73% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 27% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in public health at UW Seattle, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in public health at SDSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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West Coast University - Orange County ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Public Health at West Coast University - Orange County Report

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in public health at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 85 students majoring in public health at Oregon State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon State University

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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 26 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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