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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$51,865 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 192 students majoring in public health at CU Anschutz, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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

Read full report on Public Health at University of Utah

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 52% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Weber State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

About 51% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Public Health at Montana Technological University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Montana

#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming 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 #6 on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at UW, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Wyoming Report

With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in public health at USU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Public Health at Utah State University Report

#9

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Public Health at Westminster College Utah Report

Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Public Health at Boise State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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